title: An Effective 3D Ear Acquisition System.
abstract: The human ear is a new feature in biometrics that has several merits over the more common face, fingerprint and iris biometrics. It can be easily captured from a distance without a fully cooperative subject. Also, the ear has a relatively stable structure that does not change much with the age and facial expressions. In this paper, we present a novel method of 3D ear acquisition system by using triangulation imaging principle, and the experiment results show that this design is efficient and can be used for ear recognition.
authors.affiliation: Department of Computer Science and Technology, Harbin Institute of Technology Shenzhen Graduate School, Shenzhen, China.
authors.forename: Yahui
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: Department of Computer Science and Technology, Harbin Institute of Technology Shenzhen Graduate School, Shenzhen, China.
authors.forename: Guangming
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Lu
authors.affiliation: Biometrics Research Centre, Department of Computing, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Zhang
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D056667:Biometric Identification / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D004423:Ear / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D006801:Humans; D007090:Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D008953:Models, Anatomic