For a very long time, access solutions built using iris recognition systems were the stuff you'd get to see mostly in Sci-Fi or spy movies, but they're slowly becoming a mundane reality, one of the latest example of such a device being the InSight VM from AOptix Technologies.

The InSight VM operates at a nominal 2 meter stand-off distance and employs the company’s proprietary Adaptive Optics technology to fully automate the iris capture process at a typical 2 seconds per eye.

The system’s imaging functionality is identical to the company’s original InSight SD system, capturing iris images at a distance of 2 meters.

Moreover, its 0.75 cubic meter capture volume allows virtually everyone from ADA-specified wheelchair height to over 7 feet (2.15 meters) tall to position themselves with minimal effort.

In interacting with the InSight system, the subject merely needs to stand in its very large capture volume, look at the device, and open his or her eyes, the system doing all the work of finding the subject and locating the eyes for iris imaging, automating the entire process.

Under 9 inches (23 cm) wide, it is suitable for integration into immigration control counters and eGates, as well as access control environments.

Physical integration is simple, given the InSight VM's fully self-contained and can be easily floor mounted or integrated into flow control devices.

Plus, the InSight VM a vertical orientation of all components so that the new form factor is slender with a compact footprint, while also featuring an elegant and contemporary industrial design that is appropriate for installation in public spaces such as modern airports and office buildings.

“Our InSight VM introduces a new aesthetic to iris recognition. This system puts the superior usability of InSight technology into a form factor that opens up exciting new deployment possibilities,” said Phil Tusa, VP of Biometrics Programs for Aoptix.



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