SBIR-STTR Award

The ability to positively identify individuals and exchange standardized information between disparate databases is critical to the success of the Global War on Terror. In response to this need, Ultra-Scan Corporation proposes to develop a rugged, one-man portable multimodal biometric solution offering reliability, high performance, and standardized data outputs for use in any operational environment under extreme temperatures and heavy moisture. Ultra-Scan will leverage prior multimodal experience and developments to achieve the functional design of a tactical biometric registration and recognition suite which will incorporate voice print, facial, rolled fingerprint, and iris biometric technologies. Over a six month work period, Ultra-Scan will perform an industry survey and evaluation of available COTS and deliver the design for hardware, software, and packaging components. Additionally, Ultra-Scan proposes to use our proprietary Automated Multimodal Biometric Identification System (AMBIS) for testing purposes, which will predict actual performance when deployed with the Department of Defense ABIS.

Keywords:
Mulitmodal (Multi-Modal) Biometrics; Body Worn Biometric Identification; Biometric Registration; Iris Recognition; Voice Print; Facial Recognition; Ro

The proposed development effort will result in a prototype of the industry’s first ultrasonic 4-4-2 slap and rolled impression fingerprint scanner, offering superior image quality, 93% reduction in size, and 86% reduction in weight as compared to existing optical solutions on the market today. The total capture device will measure approximately 3.5’’ by 4.0’’ by 0.75’’, have a weight of 10 ounces, and an active scan area of 3’’ by 4’’. Image quality will be compliant with FBI/NIST Appendix F requirements with 500 PPI standard resolution and future options to migrate to 1000 PPI resolution. Image quality will be unaffected by ambient light, glare, noise, finger or platen contamination, ghost or latent images regardless of age group, nationality, or occupation. Capture time will be less than 200 milliseconds, operational between -40 degrees F to +140 degrees F with a standard USB 2.0 interface.

Keywords:
4-4-2 Slap Scan, Rolled Impression, Ultrasonic Fingerprint Imaging, Biometrics