A genetic algorithm for the estimation of ridges in fingerprints

Authors
Abutaleb, AS Kamel, M
Citation
As. Abutaleb et M. Kamel, A genetic algorithm for the estimation of ridges in fingerprints, IEEE IM PR, 8(8), 1999, pp. 1134-1139
Citations number
15
Categorie Soggetti
Eletrical & Eletronics Engineeing
Journal title
IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON IMAGE PROCESSING
ISSN journal
10577149 → ACNP
Volume
8
Issue
8
Year of publication
1999
Pages
1134 - 1139
Database
ISI
SICI code
1057-7149(199908)8:8<1134:AGAFTE>2.0.ZU;2-O
Abstract
A genetic algorithm is developed to find the ridges in paper fingerprints. It is based on the fact that the ridges of the fingerprints are parallel. W hen scanning the fingerprint, line by line, the ideal noise-free gray level distribution should yield lines of black and white. The widths of these li nes are not constant. The proposed genetic algorithm generates black and wh ite lines of different widths. The widths change until we get the best matc h with the original fingerprint.