An automatic physical access control system based on hand vein biometric identification

Abstract

In consideration of an increasing demand to adopt the biometric technology to minimize potential security risks, the paper presents a consumer-level biometric system for automatic physical access control. Through development of a near infrared imaging device for biometric acquisition of dorsal hand vein patterns and computation efficient image processing methods, the proposed system is shown to possess a range of desirable operation characteristics for real-world use, which include reliable in identification, convenient to use, high in security, fast in response, low in cost, and simple for installation.