Fingerprint sensing and analysis

Abstract

Fingerprints have been used to identify people for 100 years, and as a form of authentication for almost two centuries. Today’s computer and communications oriented world places great importance on authentication, and this article looks at how a new Swedish company, Precise Biometrics, has abandoned traditional fingerprint classification methods for authentication applications, after first describing those traditional methods used for both forensic and civil tasks.

Citation

Braggins, D. (2001), "Fingerprint sensing and analysis", Sensor Review, Vol. 21 No. 4, pp. 272-277. https://doi.org/10.1108/02602280110406909