performance evaluation of a biometric system based on acoustic images生物识别系统的性能评估基于声学图像.pdf

Sensors 2011, 11, 9499-9519; doi: 10.3390/s111009499 OPEN ACCESS sensors ISSN 1424-8220 /journal/sensors Article Performance Evaluation of a Biometric System Based on Acoustic Images Alberto Izquierdo-Fuente *, Lara del Val, María I. Jiménez and Juan J. Villacorta Departamento de Teoría de la Señal y Comunicaciones e Ingeniería Telemática, Universidad de Valladolid, Paseo Belén 15, 47011, Valladolid, Spain; E-Mails: lara.val@tel.uva.es (L.V.); marjim@tel.uva.es (M.I.J.); juavil@tel.uva.es (J.V.) * Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-Mail: alberto.izquierdo@tel.uva.es. Received: 16 September 2011 / Accepted: 26 September 2011 / Published: 10 October 2011 Abstract: An acoustic electronic scanning array for acquiring images from a person using a biometric application is developed. Based on pulse-echo techniques, multifrequency acoustic images are obtained for a set of positions of a person (front, front with arms outstretched, back and side). Two Uniform Linear Arrays (ULA) with 15 λ/2-equispaced sensors have been employed, using different spatial apertures in order to reduce sidelobe levels. Working frequencies have been designed on the basis of the main lobe width, the grating lobe levels and the frequency responses of people and sensors. For a case-study with 10 people, the acoustic profiles, formed by all images acquired, are evaluated and compared in a mean square error sense. Finally, system performan