THE LIE DETECTOR

PRESENTED BY:
YOGESWARI.P
TABLE OF CONTENTS
 Introduction
 Lie Detector
 Polygraph Machine
 Polygraph theory
 Detector logic
 Application
 Sources of error
 Conclusion
 INTRODUCTION

 Lie is a type of deception in form of

untruthful statement, especially with
intention to deceive others.
 Lie detection is the practice of
determining whether someone is lying.
 Lie detector is controversial topic that
how can a machine tell truth?
 LIE DETECTOR

 Do not detect lies

 Detect deceptive behaviour only
 Polygraph are commonly called lie
detectors
POLYGRAPH THEORY
 Polygraphs measure:
 Heart rate
 Respiratory rate
 Blood pressure
 Arm and leg motion
 Electrodermal activity
INITIAL IDEAS

 Use real world polygraphs as design

models
 Assemble a polygraph which monitors
heart rate, breathing rate and
electrodermal activity
 Create a Labview program which would
self-analyze data and “detect” deceptive
behavior
FINAL LIE DETECTOR

 Incorporates two physiological sensors

detecting two phenomenon
1)electrodermal activity
2)motion

 Self analyzes received data

DETECTOR LOGIC
Subject

Electrodermal
Sensor/Motion
DAQ New Data
Sensor

LABVIEW/CPU

Display Results
SENSORS

 Electrocardiogram or ECG

 Galvanic Skin Response Sensor

ELECTROCARDIOGRAM
 Measures the
electrical activity of
the heart
 Determines hearts
rate and rhythm
 Our project used it to
measure motion
GALVANIC SKIN
RESPONSE SENSOR
 Senses moisture
 Stand-alone unit
 Produces noise
 Frequency was too
fast for the DAQ
CREATED SKIN SENSOR
 Based on the idea that
skin resistance
decreases with moisture
 Used a voltage
difference circuit
 Amplified the voltage
difference to obtain
obvious results
OSCILLOSCOPE AS A LIE
DETECTOR
 Oscilloscope shows the variation of skin resistance
versus time.
 One electrode is taped to the palm of each hand.
 Variations in skin resistance varies current in the
circuit.
LABVIEW LOGIC (EKG)
 Take initial readings visually from the
waveform graph
 Calibrate the high and low end of the
threshold based on the initial readings
 Every question after will be compared to
the threshold
 If a person’s motions go above the
threshold, a LED goes on, indicating a lie
LABVIEW LOGIC (GSR)
 Takes voltage readings of subject’s fingers
until button is pushed
 Then it computes and displays and average
voltage for the given time period
 Displays a waveform chart showing how much
the subject’s voltage is increasing from the
average as resistance decreases
 If the in average increase goes above a certain
predetermined value, a light goes on, indicating
a lie
DIFFERENT MEASURES

 Fig : graph showing different measures

DATA

 Thresholds were determined by

analyzing results gathered from group
testing

 Normalized against predetermined

values
DATA ANALYSIS AND
RESULTS
Galvanic Sensor:
 Computes voltage
average
 Determines a lie if
the subject’s voltage
goes above a
threshold
DATA ANALYSIS AND
RESULTS
ECG:
 Displays the electrical impulses generated by a
human body
 When a certain level of voltage is generated in
the body it rises above a predetermined value
indicating irregular behavior
 Detects movements from bodily extremities,
specifically the arms and legs
NORMAL ECG WAVEFORM
DECEPTIVE WAVEFORM
SOURCES OF ERROR

 Nervousness of test subject

 Calibration errors
 APPLICATIONS
 In police departments, and state
governments, and numerous private
agencies.
 Can use by truthful persons.
 Against doping in games.
 In future, you may go through polygraph
exam before being hired for job.
 T.V. shows are using it.
CONCLUSIONS

 Has become a cultural icon.

 Being used from many years.
 But has various applications.
 The test depends on trickery, not
science.
 So it is not 100% judicable.