Which identification method uses gait patterns to identify people?

Which identification method uses gait patterns to identify people?

• A. Iris Recognition
• B. Butt Biometrics
• C. Gait Recognition
• D. Sniff Test

Answer: (C)

Gait recognition identifies individuals by the way they walk, analyzing motion cues such as stride length, cadence, hip and leg swing, and overall body posture captured in video over time. The system extracts these dynamic features and compares them to stored gait models to identify or verify someone, making it a distance-friendly, passive biometric method. This approach is different from iris recognition, which relies on the unique patterns of the iris seen up close, and from unrelated concepts like sniff tests or misleading terms such as butt biometrics. Gait can work without the person’s cooperation and from a distance, but it can be affected by clothing, footwear, carrying objects, surface type, and changes in pace or injury.

Gait recognition identifies individuals by the way they walk, analyzing motion cues such as stride length, cadence, hip and leg swing, and overall body posture captured in video over time. The system extracts these dynamic features and compares them to stored gait models to identify or verify someone, making it a distance-friendly, passive biometric method. This approach is different from iris recognition, which relies on the unique patterns of the iris seen up close, and from unrelated concepts like sniff tests or misleading terms such as butt biometrics. Gait can work without the person’s cooperation and from a distance, but it can be affected by clothing, footwear, carrying objects, surface type, and changes in pace or injury.