Appearance-Based Facial Recognition Using Visible and Thermal Imagery: A Comparative Study

Abstract

We present a comprehensive performance analysis of multiple appearance-based face recognition methodologies, on visible and thermal infrared imagery. We compare algorithms within and between modalities in terms of recognition performance, false alarm rates and requirements to achieve specified performance levels. The effect of illumination conditions on recognition performance is emphasized, as it underlines the relative advantage of radiometrically calibrated thermal imagery for face recognition.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2006
Accession Number
ADA444419

Entities

People

  • Andrea Selinger
  • Diego A. Socolinsky

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Autonomy
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Algorithms
  • Arrays
  • Biometric Security
  • Calibration
  • Computer Vision
  • Databases
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Facial Recognition
  • False Alarms
  • Focal Plane Arrays
  • Identification
  • Information Science
  • Machine Learning
  • Recognition
  • Visible Spectra
  • Warning Systems

Readers

  • Atmospheric Remote Sensing.
  • Sensor Fusion and Tracking Systems.
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • AI & ML