Artificial neural networks, also called neural networks, have been used successfully in many fields including engineering, science and business. This paper presents the implementation of several neural network simulat...
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Artificial neural networks, also called neural networks, have been used successfully in many fields including engineering, science and business. This paper presents the implementation of several neural network simulators and their applications in character recognition and other engineering areas.< >
Iterative least-squares estimation requires accurate reflectance models to retrieve geometrical parameters of 3-D objects from an image projection. We investigate the use of separating the diffuse (body) reflection fr...
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Iterative least-squares estimation requires accurate reflectance models to retrieve geometrical parameters of 3-D objects from an image projection. We investigate the use of separating the diffuse (body) reflection from the specular (surface) reflection, where the latter is responsible for image highlights. The performance of several models has been analysed by comparing local higher-order derivatives of the least-squares error function. Experiments show that the (smooth) diffuse component yields the best convergence properties, while the (sharp) specular component cast be utilized to improve noise insensitivity.
This paper reports the application of evolutionary computation in the automatic generation of a neural network architecture. It is a usual practice to use trial and error to find a suitable neural network architecture...
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This paper reports the application of evolutionary computation in the automatic generation of a neural network architecture. It is a usual practice to use trial and error to find a suitable neural network architecture. This is not only time consuming but may not generate an optimal solution for a given problem. The use of evolutionary computation is a step towards automation in architecture generation. In this paper a brief introduction to the field is given as well as an implementation of automatic neural network generation using genetic programming.< >
The problem of design and evaluation of binary hypothesis tests based on a set of available observations is considered. A so-called structured adaptive network (SAN) configuration for the modeling and implementation o...
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The problem of design and evaluation of binary hypothesis tests based on a set of available observations is considered. A so-called structured adaptive network (SAN) configuration for the modeling and implementation of a wide class of such tests is introduced. A general framework for the analysis and performance evaluation of a SAN is developed.
The problem of estimation and control of a process with linear, Gaussian dynamics and quadratic cost (LQG) in a decentralized processing environment is considered. It is assumed that the delay that is involved with th...
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The problem of estimation and control of a process with linear, Gaussian dynamics and quadratic cost (LQG) in a decentralized processing environment is considered. It is assumed that the delay that is involved with the transmission of the measurements from the sensor(s) to the processor which is responsible for estimating and controlling the process state(s) is not negligible. Furthermore, it is also assumed that the delay associated with the transmission of control actions is not negligible either. We consider the LQG problem in systems with discrete time and continuous time dynamics in the presence of fixed delays in the transmission of measurements and control actions. We derive the optimal estimator and controller in a recursive form for both cases. The optimal filter is an extension to the Kalman filter to account for the transmission delay. The optimal controller satisfies the certainty equivalence principle, and is given by a separation rule as a product of the delayed state estimates and a time-varying gain matrix.
We consider the problem of multisensor detection in the presence of misalignment. We assume that the region that is covered by the sensors contains subregions that constitute blind spots in the sensors' fields of ...
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We consider the problem of multisensor detection in the presence of misalignment. We assume that the region that is covered by the sensors contains subregions that constitute blind spots in the sensors' fields of view. For analytical simplicity and numerical convenience, we consider the two-sensor case only, and describe the misalignment mathematically using a model that we have developed earlier. Preliminary assumptions involve a known geometry of the regions covered by each sensor and symmetric coverage. We formulate and analyze the distributed decision problem in the presence of misalignment when the sensors transmit only local decisions to the fusion. Different combining roles are considered at the fusion and compared with a centralized fusion scheme. Numerical results in the Gaussian channel indicate that for two sensors and under the imposed assumptions, only the OR combining rule at the fusion results in performance that degrades gracefully as the coverage factor decreases. The performance of the fusion under the OR rule is comparable-although inferior-to the performance of the centralized scheme. However, the AND combining rule yields very poor performance that degrades rapidly as the coverage factor varies.
This paper outlines some preliminary work on the stability analysis of switched and hybrid systems. The hybrid systems considered are those that combine continuous dynamics, represented by differential or difference e...
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This paper outlines some preliminary work on the stability analysis of switched and hybrid systems. The hybrid systems considered are those that combine continuous dynamics, represented by differential or difference equations, with finite dynamics usually thought of as being a finite automaton. Here, we concentrate on the continuous dynamics and model the finite dynamics as switching among finitely many continuous systems. We introduce multiple Lyapunov functions as a tool for analyzing Lyapunov stability of such "switched systems". We use iterated function systems theory as a tool for Lagrange stability. We also discuss the case where the switched systems are indexed by an arbitrary compact set.< >
The paper addresses the question of performance improvement as a result of multisensor data fusion and its ramifications on the design of a data fusion system. Sensor selectivity requires that data quality control and...
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The paper addresses the question of performance improvement as a result of multisensor data fusion and its ramifications on the design of a data fusion system. Sensor selectivity requires that data quality control and error detection capabilities be incorporated in the fusion design. Data quality control and error detection may not be feasible at the signal level requiring additional intelligence to be built in the fusion loop, prior to or after fusing the data. This leads to the notion of intelligent data fusion design which involves pre-fusion data quality control loops for error detection prior to fusion using data models and post-fusion data quality control loops based on meta-fusion level inference. Shortcomings in applying the optimal fusion rules in the presence of partial statistical knowledge and means to overcome them are discussed. The need of data validation and adaptive sensitivity control in the fusion design, when optimality conditions are not satisfied, is demonstrated and suggestions for designing the feedback loop are given. The design of an intelligent data fusion is discussed and a design for adaptive sensor sensitivity control presented.< >
An unsupervised learning artificial neural network, DIGNET, is used to design a multi-sensor data fusion system. DIGNET is a self-organizing neural network model with its system parameters analytically determined from...
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An unsupervised learning artificial neural network, DIGNET, is used to design a multi-sensor data fusion system. DIGNET is a self-organizing neural network model with its system parameters analytically determined from self-organization during the learning process. The fast and stable clustering of DIGNET on statistical pattern recognition is used to supplement the decision making on multi-sensor detection problems. Features of the received signals are extracted by using signal processing techniques at each sensor stage before presented to data fusion. The data fusion architecture consists of DIGNET models and decision making algorithms. The function of DIGNET is to perform feature clustering prior to data fusion. The clusters of features created by DIGNET are fused by a decision making algorithm for an integrated decision. Experimental results in a multi-sensor moving target indication system show that data fusion with DIGNET successfully detects and tracks multiple moving targets embedded in clutter.
H/sub /spl infin// and robust estimation methods are discussed from a deterministic as well as a stochastic point of view. The relationship between H/sub /spl infin// and risk sensitivity for systems with known plant ...
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H/sub /spl infin// and robust estimation methods are discussed from a deterministic as well as a stochastic point of view. The relationship between H/sub /spl infin// and risk sensitivity for systems with known plant dynamics is reviewed. This relationship is extended to the more general case of estimators that are robust to noise and plant model uncertainties. Specifically, it is shown that a stochastic equivalent to the robust H/sub /spl infin// estimator exists. An example is used to compare the estimators in the deterministic sense, using the frequency response of the transfer function between the inputs and the error, as well as in the stochastic sense, using the probability density function of the output error residual.< >
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