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 Provide Labs and Examiners a Capability to Match Infrared Images of Firing Pin Impressions, Deformed bullets matched to test fires, and the validated capability to match images to large data base.
Award Information
Awardee
              SED Technology LLC
Award #
              2009-DN-BX-K262
Funding Category
              Competitive
Location
                    Fairfax, VA
Congressional District
              10
Status
              Closed
Funding First Awarded
              2009
Total funding (to date)
              $729,000
Original Solicitation
              NIJ FY 09 Research and Development in Forensic Analysis of Impression Evidence:  Invited Full Proposals
Description of original award (Fiscal Year 2009, $729,000)
The goal of the proposal is to develop tools for test and evaluation of infrared (IR) imaging to upgrade NIBIN performance. SED recently completed an NIJ cooperative agreement that investigated potential benefits of infrared imaging over visible light imaging for identification of toolmark evidence.  SED proposes to expand on prior research by developing capabilities and procedures to image and compare details of firing pin impressions using IR (seven firearms fired 1000 times; after each 100th firing, the cartridge case will be tagged and imaged), establishing and demonstrating methods for IR imaging of water tank test fired bullets and deformed bullets, and generating a larger collection of infrared images of cartridge cases. The authors plan to build a database of 1,000 to 10,000 images that can be used to investigate accuracy rates (no mention of models or manufacturers).  ca/ncf



  
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                      Improve the NIBIN System by Providing Examiners a Capability to Match Infrared Images of Firing Pin Impressions and Deformed Bullets as Well as Accurate Large Database Searches

  
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