International Journal of Computer Applications |
Foundation of Computer Science (FCS), NY, USA |
Volume 10 - Number 10 |
Year of Publication: 2010 |
Authors: Amel Bouchemha, Amine Nait-Ali, Nourredine Doghmane |
10.5120/1515-1895 |
Amel Bouchemha, Amine Nait-Ali, Nourredine Doghmane . Article:A Robust Technique to Characterize the Palmprint using Radon Transform and Delaunay Triangulation. International Journal of Computer Applications. 10, 10 ( November 2010), 35-42. DOI=10.5120/1515-1895
For the purpose of biometric applications, we explore in this paper a new robust approach to characterizing palmprint features. Instead of processing the acquired image in the spatial domain, the proposed technique extracts palmprint features using Radon transform and a geometric Delaunay triangulation jointly. In such a process, Radon transform enables the extraction of directional characteristics from the palm of the hand. Afterwards, the most significant information is structured using Delaunay triangulation, thus providing a specific palmprint signature. In order to compare the uniqueness as well as the stability of the palmprint signature, Hausdorff distance has been used as a criterion of similarity. As will be shown in this paper, the palmprint signature is very robust even when considering a low Signal-to-Noise Ratio (SNR). Promising results are obtained from a local database containing 200 palmprint images. This technique is mainly appropriate for authentication applications.