Fingerprint matching algorithm using shape context and orientation descriptors
This is a fingerprint matching code based on the fingerprint matching algorithm found in the upcoming book chapter (published in July 2011):
Book title: State of the art in Biometrics (ISBN 978-953-307-489-4)
Chapter title: Fingerprint Matching using A Hybrid Shape and Orientation Descriptor
Authors: Joshua Abraham, Paul Kwan and Junbin Gao
Located at:
http://www.intechopen.com/articles/show/title/fingerprint-matching-using-a-hybrid-shape-and-orientation-descriptor
Note: LATEST version of the book chapter describing some minor simplifications to the implemented algorithm is now attached in the sc_minutia.zip file (with identical performance recorded, EER=0.75% for FVC2002 DB1_A). Please still reference the original book chapter found at the link above.
Performs reasonably well on FVC2002 database 1 set A. This algorithm uses a hybrid descriptor based on the shape context and Tico's orientation descriptor. However, the shape context descriptor has been modified to include Gaussian bin weighting and other modifications. The Tico orientation descriptor has also been modified to weigh orientation point coverage.