Mohammed S. Khalil1, Dr. Dzulkifli Muhammad2, M. Masroor Ahmed3, And Qais AL-Nuzaili4
1Department of Computer Graphics and Multimedia, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia,
2Department of Computer Graphics and Multimedia, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia,
3Department of Computer Graphics and Multimedia, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia,
4Department of Computer Graphics and Multimedia, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia,
Abstract
Singular Points Detection is the most challenging task; it is an important process in most fingerprints verification and algorithms identification in locating reference points for minutiae matching and classification. In this paper, a novel algorithm is proposed for singular points detection, which is based on the orientation reliability. The algorithm starts by enhancing the fingerprint image using the Gabor filter, followed by calculation of the reliability to locate the core and delta. Experimental results have proven that the proposed algorithm locates singular points in a fingerprint image with high accuracy.
Keywords: Fingerprint, Singular Points, Core, Delta, Enhancement, Reliability, Fingerprint Image.