Multimodal access control system combining RFID, fingerprint and facial recognition

Abstract

Monomodal biometry does not constitute an effective measure to meet the desired performance requirements for large-scale applications, due to limita-tions such as noisy data, restricted degree of freedom and unacceptable error rates. Some of these problems can be solved through multimodal biometric systems that involve using a combination of two or more biometric modali-ties in a single identification system. Identification based on multiple biomet-rics represents an emerging trend. The reason for combining different modal-ities is to improve the recognition rate. In practice, multi-biometric aims to reduce the false acceptance ratio (FAR) and false rejection ratio (FRR) which are two standard metrics widely used in the accuracy of biometric sys-tems. In this paper, we will examine the different possible scenario in multi-modal biometric systems using RFID, fingerprint and facial recognition, that can be adopted to merge information and improve the overall accuracy of the system.