Adaptive Critic methods, which approximate dynamic programming, have been used successfully for solving optimal control problems. The Adaptive Critic learning algorithm optimizes a secondary utility function that is t...
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Adaptive Critic methods, which approximate dynamic programming, have been used successfully for solving optimal control problems. The Adaptive Critic learning algorithm optimizes a secondary utility function that is the sum of the present and an future primary utility. The primary utility function measures the instantaneous cost incurred for the last action taken and the resulting state. The motivation for using a fuzzy primary utility function comes from the set of control problems for which there is only a qualitative definition of performance - for example, success or failure. Previous work in applying Adaptive Critic methods to this type of problem showed that a crisp definition of success resulted in solutions that met the control objective, but in an undesirable manner. An appropriate fuzzy utility function, on the other hand, is able to generate the optimal solution. Another motivation for incorporating fuzzy techniques into the utility function is to overcome measurement noise. Measurement noise has a significant adverse effect on the reliability and speed of Adaptive Critic learning;by incorporating fuzzy sets into the utility function, the effect of the noise can be mitigated.
Reciprocal altruism and inclusive fitness are generally considered alternative mechanisms by which cooperative, altruistic traits may evolve. Here we demonstrate that very general versions of Hamilton's inclusive ...
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Reciprocal altruism and inclusive fitness are generally considered alternative mechanisms by which cooperative, altruistic traits may evolve. Here we demonstrate that very general versions of Hamilton's inclusive fitness rule (developed by Queller) can be applied to traditional reciprocal altruism models such as the iterated prisoner's dilemma. In this way we show that both mechanisms rely fundamentally on the same principle - the positive assortment of helping behaviors. We discuss barriers to this unified view, including phenotype/genotype differences and nonadditive fitness (or utility) functions that are typical of reciprocal altruism models. We then demonstrate how Queller's versions of Hamilton's rule remove these obstacles.
Hybrid simulation models combine the high-level project issues of System Dynamics models with the process detail of discrete event simulation models. Hybrid models not only capture the best of both of these simulation...
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In this paper we demonstrate the use of Linguistic Adaptive Critics (LACs) for the design of fuzzy control systems. This technique is related to Adaptive Critic based Approximate Dynamic programming as developed and a...
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In this paper we demonstrate the use of Linguistic Adaptive Critics (LACs) for the design of fuzzy control systems. This technique is related to Adaptive Critic based Approximate Dynamic programming as developed and applied in the neurocontrol context. We have previously shown how such techniques can be conveniently generalized to fuzzy controllers or neuro-fuzzy hybrids. We demonstrate LACs by designing a temperature controller for a simple water bath system.
Cellular receptor dynamics are often analyzed using differential equations, making system dynamics (SD) a candidate methodology. In some cases it may be useful to model the phenomena at the biomolecular level, especia...
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Cellular receptor dynamics are often analyzed using differential equations, making system dynamics (SD) a candidate methodology. In some cases it may be useful to model the phenomena at the biomolecular level, especially when concentrations and reaction probabilities are low and might lead to unexpected behavior modes. In such cases, agent-based simulation (ABS) may be useful. We show the application of both SD and ABS to simulate non-equilibrium ligand-receptor dynamics over a broad range of concentrations, where the probability of interaction varies from low to very low. Both approaches offer much to the researcher and are complementary. We did not find a clear demarcation indicating when one paradigm or the other would be strongly preferred, although SD is an obvious choice when studying systems at a high level of aggregation and abstraction, and ABS is well suited to studying phenomena at the level of individual receptors and molecules.
Adaptive critic methods, which approximate dynamic programming, have been used successfully for solving optimal control problems. The adaptive critic learning algorithm optimizes a secondary utility function that is t...
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Adaptive critic methods, which approximate dynamic programming, have been used successfully for solving optimal control problems. The adaptive critic learning algorithm optimizes a secondary utility function that is the sum of the present and all future primary utility. The primary utility function measures the instantaneous cost incurred for the last action taken and the resulting state. The motivation for using a fuzzy primary utility function comes from the set of control problems for which there is only a qualitative definition of performance - for example, success or failure. Previous work in applying adaptive critic methods to this type of problem showed that a crisp definition of success resulted in solutions that met the control objective, but in an undesirable manner. An appropriate fuzzy utility function, on the other hand, is able to generate the optimal solution. Another motivation for incorporating fuzzy techniques into the utility function is to overcome measurement noise. Measurement noise has a significant adverse effect on the reliability and speed of adaptive critic learning; by incorporating fuzzy sets into the utility function, the effect of the noise can be mitigated.
We propose a method for process monitoring of a semiconductor manufacturing process. Independent Component Analysis (ICA) is applied to characterize E-test parameter data. We calculate angular confidence intervals for...
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We propose a method for process monitoring of a semiconductor manufacturing process. Independent Component Analysis (ICA) is applied to characterize E-test parameter data. We calculate angular confidence intervals for the model, eliminate marginally significant components, and implement control charts for significant components of interest. Alarms are generated off of deviations in the charted components. Alarms are easily used in process diagnosis based on the interpretation of the independent components.
Hybrid simulation models combine the high-level project issues of System Dynamics models with the process detail of discrete event simulation models. Hybrid models not only capture the best of both of these simulation...
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Neural network (NN) implementation using the general scheme of many-valued (MV) quantum computing (QC) is presented in this paper. The proposed method uses the many-valued orthonormal computational basis states to imp...
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Neural network (NN) implementation using the general scheme of many-valued (MV) quantum computing (QC) is presented in this paper. The proposed method uses the many-valued orthonormal computational basis states to implement such computations. Physical implementation of NNQC is performed by controlling the potential to yield specific wavefunction as a result of solving Shrodinger's equation that governs the dynamics of QC.
Independent Component Analysis, a technique for blind source separation, is applied to E-test parameter data from a CMOS manufacturing process. Models of variance for n channel transistors are developed using the assu...
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Independent Component Analysis, a technique for blind source separation, is applied to E-test parameter data from a CMOS manufacturing process. Models of variance for n channel transistors are developed using the assumption that discrete steps in the process introduce statistically independent variance components through particular physical mechanisms. We calculate confidence intervals for the models, eliminate marginally significant components and chart the percentage of parameter variance explained by each significant component. The isolated variance sources are easily interpretable based on device physics.
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