Characteristic markings on the cartridge case and projectile of a fired bullet are created when it is fired. Over thirty different features within these marks can be distinguished, which in combination produce a "fingerprint" for a firearm. By analyzing features within such a set of firearm fingerprints, it will be possible to identify not only the type and model of a firearm, but also each every individual weapon as effectively as human fingerprint identification. A new analytic system based on fast Fourier transform (FFT) for identifying the projectile specimens by the line-scan imaging technique is proposed in this paper. Experimental results show that the proposed system can be used for firearm identification efficiently and precisely through digitizing and analyzing the fired projectiles specimens.


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    Title :

    Firearm Identification System Based on Ballistics Image Processing


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    Publication date :

    2008-05-01


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    948374 byte




    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English



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