3D-FORENSICS
Mobile high-resolution 3D-Scanner and 3D data analysis for forensic evidence
| Coordinatore | FRAUNHOFER-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FOERDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG E.V
Organization address
address: Hansastrasse 27C contact info |
| Nazionalità Coordinatore | Germany [DE] |
| Sito del progetto | http://www.3d-forensics.de/ |
| Totale costo | 1˙770˙435 € |
| EC contributo | 1˙420˙262 € |
| Programma | FP7-SECURITY
Specific Programme "Cooperation": Security |
| Code Call | FP7-SEC-2012-1 |
| Funding Scheme | CP-FP |
| Anno di inizio | 2013 |
| Periodo (anno-mese-giorno) | 2013-05-01 - 2015-08-31 |
Partecipanti
| # | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
FRAUNHOFER-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FOERDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG E.V
Organization address
address: Hansastrasse 27C contact info |
DE (MUENCHEN) | coordinator | 409˙692.00 |
| 2 |
LUCAS INSTRUMENTS GMBH
Organization address
address: HERMANN LONS STRASSE 2 contact info |
DE (JENA) | participant | 211˙770.00 |
| 3 |
ENCLUSTRA GmbH
Organization address
address: Technoparkstrasse 1 contact info |
CH (ZURICH) | participant | 191˙400.00 |
| 4 |
GEXCEL SRL
Organization address
address: VIA BRANZE 43 contact info |
IT (BRESCIA) | participant | 190˙400.00 |
| 5 |
DELFTTECH BV
Organization address
address: MOTORENWEG 12 contact info |
NL (DELFT) | participant | 164˙000.00 |
| 6 |
Crabbe Consulting Ltd
Organization address
address: 314 Bishopton Road West contact info |
UK (Stockton-on-Tees) | participant | 161˙200.00 |
| 7 |
THE NATIONAL POLICE OF THE NETHERLANDS
Organization address
address: Nieuwe Uitleg 1 contact info |
NL (The Hague) | participant | 91˙800.00 |
| 8 |
REGIO POLITIE ZELAND
Organization address
address: SEGEERSSINGEL 10 contact info |
NL (MIDDELBURG) | participant | 0.00 |
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Obiettivo del progetto (Objective)
'Crime is a major factor in reducing the level of civil security. The percentage of solved crime is less than 70% in more than half of the EU countries in some it is less than 50%. A very important part of crime investigation is the capturing and analysis of forensic evidence. A promising forensic approach is 3D-reconstruction of evidence and its analysis but existing systems suffer from low accuracy, flexibility and resolution.
A mobile high resolution 3D-scanning system and automatic 3D-data analysis software will be developed for use at crime scenes. The system will enhance state-of-the-art 3D-laser-scanning devices with much more detailed forensic evidence data acquisition (e.g. of foot prints or traces on bodies) and the software will relieve forensic experts of time-consuming data-processing by hand. A further objective is the realisation of methods to guarantee the integrity of 3D-analysis within the chain of custody from the crime scene to court. The data derived from the system will be accurate, safe from manipulation, convincing and meaningful in order to achieve judicial acceptance. The application of the new mobile 3D-scanner and analysis methods will lead to more effective and successful work by forensic experts with the potential to considerably increase crime detection rates.
The project includes the development, realisation and test of two prototypes as well as the dissemination and exploitation of the results. Five of the partners are SMEs so the project will demonstrate a more active role for SMEs in the development of new innovative technology in the area of security. One of the SMEs is also an end user. A further public end user is included in the project and an applied research institute supports the SMEs’ development. The users of the developed technology are potentially every crime scene investigation unit and/or forensic crime expert in the world so there is a clear potential and intention by the SMEs to exploit the results commercially.'
Introduzione (Teaser)
3D-FORENSICS is improving the techniques for evidence recovery and forensic analysis of footwear and tyre impressions found at crime scenes. The envisioned tool is a handheld 3D scanner and specialised analysis software.
Descrizione progetto (Article)
Certain forms of traces recovered from crime scenes can be forensically analysed. Common trace types are footwear and tyre impressions. They are captured conventionally by for example plaster casting which has numerous methodological disadvantages such as the time required to make and analyse casts. These disadvantages can limit forensic investigation and consequently the prosecution of criminals and solving of crimes.
The EU-funded 'Mobile high-resolution 3D-scanner and 3D data analysis for forensic evidence' (http://www.3D-Forensics.eu/ (3D-FORENSICS)) project is developing an improved method. The project involves a handheld optical 3D-scanner based on fringe projection technology as well as new software tools to investigate digital 3D data of footwear and tyre impressions. The combination of scanner and analysis software is a complete system that can be applied over the whole forensic workflow from crime scene to court. The project with a multi-disciplinary seven member consortium runs between May 2013 and August 2015.
In the first reporting period there was considerable exchange between technical developers and forensic end users to characterise the latter's requirements and to technically scope the project. On this basis, the team then developed the design of the system, including interfaces between system components. Thereafter, the group designed and set about creating the main system modules, particularly the 3D sensor with specialised electronics, plus the analysis software.
The consortium also established its website, and presented its initial results at several workshops and conferences with forensic experts.
3D-FORENSICS is expected to develop and evaluate prototypes of the 3D scanner and associated software for analysis of crime scene traces, especially footwear and tyre impressions. The development will provide faster and more effective investigation than current methods which should lead to support the solving of more crimes.