Ultrasonic Guided Wave Inversion Based on Deep Learning Restoration for Fingerprint Recognition.

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As an established biometric authentication approach, fingerprint scanning has received considerable attention due to its high accuracy and reliability. In this paper, the fingerprint reconstruction at any position is achieved in large physical domains, by which monitors wavefield variations of plate-like structures within arrays through the ultrasonic guided wave. Accurate reconstruction and quantitative characterization of fingerprints are obtained using the fast inversion tomography (FIT) based on deep learning convolutional neural network (DLCNN). A parametric optimization is conducted to reveal sub-millimeter fingerprint minutiae, and a specific DLCNN model is proposed for the artifact removal in FIT reconstructions. The results prove that the FIT based on DLCNN restoration can significantly improve the imaging quality in terms of increased resolution, reduced reconstruction errors, and higher fingerprint matching confidence. The reconstruction also allows an exponential improvement in computational efficiency as a result of much-reduced sensor numbers. Several factors affecting the performance of the proposed reconstruction method are discussed at the end.