SBIR Phase II: Ballistics Matching Using Three Dimensional Images of Bullets and Cartridge Cases

Information

• NSF Award
• 9801361

Owner

• Intelligent Automation, LLC

• Award Id

  9801361

• Award Effective Date

  7/1/1998 - 27 years ago

• Award Expiration Date

  6/30/2001 - 24 years ago

• Award Amount

  $ 464,607.00

• Award Instrument

  Standard Grant

*** 9861361 Haynes This Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II project will develop a system for depth measurement of striations on bullets and cartridge cases and for using these data in computerized ballistics matching analysis. When a gun is fired, the scratches made on a bullet create a unique signature which can be matched with other bullets fired from the same gun. The current striation-matching technology is the proprietary "RotoScan" machine, which uses two-dimensional luminance data from bullet images. Its poor false match rate arises from the fact that bullets fired from even the same gun will often match only over a small portion of a bullet's surface. Phase I established the feasibility of three-dimensional measurement and the utility of depth data for ballistics matching. Phase II will implement the integration of striation depth data in automated ballistics matching operations and format these data for use in regional or nationwide ballistics databases. Commercial applications are expected in the measurement hardware and analytical software for an efffective new law enforcement tool. Users would include Firearms Examiners in forensics laboratories at all levels of government. ***

• Program Officer

  Winslow L. Sargeant

• Min Amd Letter Date

  7/6/1998 - 27 years ago

• Max Amd Letter Date

  6/1/2000 - 25 years ago

• ARRA Amount

• Name

  Intelligent Automation, Inc

• City

  ROCKVILLE

• State

  MD

• Country

  United States

• Address

  15400 CALHOUN DR 190

• Postal Code

  208552737

• Phone Number

  3012945221

• First Name

  Leonard

• Last Name

  Haynes

• Email Address

  lhaynes@i-a-i.com

• Start Date

  7/6/1998 12:00:00 AM

• End Date

  06/01/2000

• First Name

  Benjamin

• Last Name

  Bachrach

• Email Address

  bach@i-a-i.com

• Start Date

  6/1/2000 12:00:00 AM

• Name

  Analytic Tools

• Code

  510604