Cross-Cutting- 3D Finger and Palm Print Scanner
Dr. Larry Hassebrook with the University of Kentucky has developed a structured light illumination system that acquires a 3-D surface scan of a human subject’s hand with significantly high resolution to record the 3-D shape of each finger’s fingerprint ridges along with the palm-print. The non-contact, 3-D fingerprint/palm print scanner is designed to accurately capture 10 rolled equivalent fingerprints plus 2 palm prints in less than 15 seconds with no operator manipulation of the subject’s hand.
The Challenge
The task of assuring the security of our homeland involves protecting the citizens of the United States, the nation's critical infrastructure and key assets. This is necessary to sustain the nation's vitality against terrorism and other threats. This protection must originate at the community level. It requires discovering, developing and deploying new technology that will support first responders and key decision makers in local communities.
The Mission
NIHS' mission is to discover, develop and deploy solutions that protect and preserve the critical infrastructure of the nation's communities.
The Institute
NIHS aligns projects and research objectives with the needs and requirements of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. The strategy is to manage a distributed research enterprise that effectively transitions research and development into solutions. NIHS works with DHS to determine technology needs at the community level. Then, teams are quickly assembled from multiple universities to develop solutions to the needs.
The Strategy
Through management of the Kentucky Critical Infrastructure Protections Program (KCI), the National Institute for Hometown Security (NIHS) provides an ongoing, integrated program dedicated to developing new technologies and devices. NIHS works through qualified academic institutions to accomplish the technological objectives.
