Comparison of individual characteristics on surface of a bullet fired from polygonal-rifled barrel using super-high vertical resolution non contact 3D surface profiler

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Published: Jul 8, 2019
DOI: https://doi.org/10.14456/sehs.2019.6
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bullet surface 3D surface profiler polygonal rifling

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Sakolkrit Akejakrawan
Graduate School, Silpakorn University, Thailand. Corresponding author's e-mail: cfsrsu@gmail.com
Sarit Suebpongsiri
Faculty of Forensic Science, Royal Police Cadet Academy, Thailand

Abstract

This research aims to study individual characteristics on surface of a bullet fired from polygonal-rifled barrel and to apply super-high vertical resolution non contact 3D surface profiler to compare individual characteristics on bullet surface. Four 9-mm full metal jacket bullets were fired from three individual semi automatic firearms with polygonal rifling. The results show the efficiency of the super-high vertical resolution non contact 3D surface profiler in identifying the individual characteristics on the surface of a bullet fired from polygonal-rifled barrel. Mean and statistical relationship of depth (Z-axis) of land-engraved areas from the same and different firearms show that the Z-axis of individual characteristics on the surface of a bullet fired from the same polygonal-rifled firearm has no difference in statistical significance at 0.05. Thus, the super-high vertical resolution non contact 3D surface profiler can be applied to identify and compare individual characteristics on the surface of a bullet fired from a polygonal-rifling barrel.

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Akejakrawan, S., & Suebpongsiri, S. (2019). Comparison of individual characteristics on surface of a bullet fired from polygonal-rifled barrel using super-high vertical resolution non contact 3D surface profiler. Science, Engineering and Health Studies, 13(2), 52–58. https://doi.org/10.14456/sehs.2019.6
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Volume 13, Number 2 (May - August), 2019
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Research Articles

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