Inferring implicit discourse relations in natural language text is the most difficult subtask in discourse parsing. Many neural network models have been proposed to tackle this problem. However, the comparison for this task is not unified, so we could hardly draw clear conclusions about the effectiveness of various architectures. Here, we propose neural network models that are based on feedforw...

Spike-timing dependent plasticity (STDP) is an organizing principle of biological neural networks. While synchronous firing of neurons is considered to be an important functional block in the brain, how STDP shapes neural networks possibly toward synchrony is not entirely clear. We examine relations between STDP and synchronous firing in spontaneously firing neural populations. Using coupled he...

In previous work, we compared the raster tracking performance of two distinct combined feedforward/feedback control architectures while using model-inverse control [1], [2]. In this paper, we extend that previous work into the application of parallel and serial iterative learning control (ILC) architectures. These ILC architectures naturally relate to the two previously studied combined feedfor...

Apraxia of Speech (AOS) is a motor speech disorder whose precise nature is still poorly understood. A recent behavioural experiment featuring a noise masking paradigm suggests that AOS reflects a disruption of feedforward control, whereas feedback control is spared and plays a more prominent role in achieving and maintaining segmental contrasts [10]. In the present study, we set out to validate...

Nonminimum Phase Discrete Time Models Yuping Gu and Masayoshi Tomizuka Department of Mechanical Engineering University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720-1740 [email protected] [email protected] Abstract This paper is concerned with performance enhancement of tracking control systems by multi-rate control. The feedback controller is updated at the same rate as the sampling r...

A new feedforward compensation amplifier architecture that provides very fast settling performance is introduced. The additional feedforward path introduces zeros in the open-loop transfer function which can be used to shape the overall frequency response. It is shown that a second-order bandpass feedforward path is useful for extending the unitygain-frequency of the overall amplifier. By choos...