NCJ Number
57683
Date Published
1978
Length
33 pages
Annotation
THE RESULTS OF FIELD TESTS OF AUTOMATED HANDWRITING, SPEAKER, AND FINGERPRINT VERIFICATION SYSTEMS UNDER CONSIDERATION BY THE U.S. AIR FORCE ARE SUMMARIZED.
Abstract
THE PURPOSE OF THE TESTS WAS TO DETERMINE WHETHER AUTOMATED EQUIPMENT COULD REPLACE IDENTIFICATION BADGE CHECKS BY GUARDS AT MILITARY BASE/INSTALLATION ENTRY CONTROL POINTS. IDEALLY SUCH EQUIPMENT WOULD INCREASE SECURITY WHILE MINIMIZING THE NUMBER OF GUARDS PERFORMING ENTRY CONTROL DUTIES. THE INSTRUMENTS TESTED WERE AN AUTOMATIC HANDWRITING VERIFICATION (AHV) SYSTEM DEVELOPED BY VERIPEN, INC.; AN AUTOMATIC SPEAKER VERIFICATION (ASV) SYSTEM FROM TEXAS INSTRUMENTS; AND AN AUTOMATIC FINGERPRINT VERIFICATION (AFV) SYSTEM FROM CALSPAN CORP. THE EQUIPMENT WAS TESTED IN A LABORATORY SETTING AND AT A FIELD SITE. ALTHOUGH IT TENDED TO REJECT PEOPLE WITH BAD COLDS, THE ASV SYSTEM CAME CLOSEST TO MEETING AIR FORCE VERIFICATION TIME AND ERROR RATE REQUIREMENTS. THE AHV SYSTEM MET NEITHER REQUIREMENT, BUT DID SHOW POTENTIAL FOR INCLUSION IN A HYBRID VERIFICATION SYSTEM. THE AFV SYSTEM, WHICH REJECTED A SUBSTANTIAL NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHOSE JOBS OR HOBBIES REQUIRED THEM TO WORK WITH THEIR HANDS, DID NOT APPROACH THE ERROR RATE REQUIREMENT AND EXCEEDED THE ASV SYSTEM'S VERIFICATION TIME BY 45 PERCENT. THE SUMMARY INCLUDES BRIEF DESCRIPTIONS OF THE SYSTEMS TESTED, CAPSULE REPORTS ON TEST PROCEDURES AND RESULTS, AND SUPPORTING DATA. SEE NCJ-57684 AND 57685 FOR DETAILS OF THE AHV AND AFV TESTS, AND NCJ-57686 FOR A DISCUSSION OF RELATED TOPICS. (LKM)