- 01: Introduction to Training CD and e-Learning
- 02: History of Firearms Identification
- 03: Propellants, Ammunition, and Firearms Development
- 04: Manufacture of Firearms
- 05: The Manufacture of Modern Small Arms Ammunition
- 06: Handling Procedures
- 07: Instrumentation, Equipment, and Facilities
- Imaging Equipment
- Field Support Equipment
- Computer Based Technologies
- Firing Facilities
BulletTrax-3D
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BulletTRAX-3D™ is the latest technological evolution from FTI and is designed to address the comparison needs of the forensic firearms examiner. When paired with MatchPoint Plus™, it allows the examiner to personally conduct preliminary correlations prior to actual microscopic comparisons.
This system moves beyond IBIS technology and includes:
- A confocal microscope designed to simultaneously gather two- and three-dimensional images of bullet surface topography
- A digital camera to capture the data
- An automated bullet holder to physically manipulate bullets, including damaged bullets
- Computer hardware
- Proprietary software to manage image capture, transmission, and storage on a computer server
*** (An image of the new BulletTRAX-3D™ workstation would be perfect here, along with digital screen images depicting the surface of a fired bullet showing surface topography, a print version of correlation results, a multi-viewer screen of candidate bullet images for the examiners consideration, a side-by-side preliminary remote bullet comparison, consecutive matching stria defined in color in an on-screen comparison ) ***
This system expands case linkage capabilities from criminal cases to a broader scope that includes terrorist activities. As such, the examiner may be able to develop linkages between shooting incidents as a means of intelligence-gathering.
