Firearms Identification: "Ballistics"

Ballistics Image Processing and Analysis for Firearm Identification

The identification of firearms from forensic ballistics specimens is an exacting and intensive activity performed by specialists with extensive experience. The introduction of imaging technology to assist the identification process of firearms has enhanced the ability of forensic ballisticians to conduct analyses of these specimens for identification. The positive identification of ballistics s...

Image processing for the positive identification of forensic ballistics specimens

The need for firearm identification systems by police services continues to increase with greater accessibility to weapons in the national and international contexts. The difficulties associated with traditional imaging of ballistics specimens are numerous, and include the smallness of the samples, the nature of the surfaces and shapes for the cartridge cases and projectiles. The “mechanical fi...

Features Extraction and Classification of Cartridge Images for Ballistics Identification

Ballistics identification is a quite challenging task from both theoretical and practical point of view. The premise underlying firearms and toolmark identification is that each firearm owns its unique toolmarks, resulting in some unique characteristic markings left on the fired projectile and cartridge case. Although various techniques have been applied to firearm identification, the major pro...

Forensic Ballistics

Forensic ballistics is the application of ballistics for forensic purposes. The basis is formed by wound ballistics. Two main mechanisms of injury are differentiated: the crush-mechanism resulting in the permanent cavity and the stretch-mechanism resulting in the temporary cavity. The missile-tissue interactions such as yawing, deformation, fragmentation, and bone contact are explained here and...

Firearms, violence, and the potential impact of firearms control.