Iris segmentation using an edge detector based on fuzzy sets theory and cellular learning automata

Iris-based biometric systems identify individuals based on the characteristics of their iris, since they are proven to remain unique for a long time. An iris recognition system includes four phases, the most important of which is preprocessing in which the iris segmentation is performed. The accurac...

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Main Authors: Ghanizadeh, A., Abarghouei, A. A., Sinaie, S., Saad, Puteh, Shamsuddin, Siti Mariyam
Format: Article
Published: Optical Society of America 2011
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Online Access:http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/29240/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/AO.50.003191
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Summary:Iris-based biometric systems identify individuals based on the characteristics of their iris, since they are proven to remain unique for a long time. An iris recognition system includes four phases, the most important of which is preprocessing in which the iris segmentation is performed. The accuracy of an iris biometric system critically depends on the segmentation system. In this paper, an iris segmentation system using edge detection techniques and Hough transforms is presented. The newly proposed edge detection system enhances the performance of the segmentation in a way that it performs much more efficiently than the other conventional iris segmentation methods.