%0 Journal Article %T Fingerprint pattern recognition from bifurcations: An alternative approach %A A. Casta£¿eda-Miranda %A R. Casta£¿eda-Miranda %A Victor Castano %J - %D 2015 %R 10.14419/jacst.v4i2.4343 %X A pc-based automatic system for fingerprints recording and classification is described, based on the vector analysis of bifurcations. The system consists of a six-step process: a) acquisition, b) preprocessing, c) fragmentation, d) representation, e) description, and f) recognition. Details of each stage, along with actual examples of fingerprints recognition are provided. %U https://www.sciencepubco.com/index.php/JACST/article/view/4343