This paper proposes a novel neural-network approach to blind source separation in nonlinear mixture. The approach utilizes a radial basis function (RBF) neural-network to approximate the inverse of the nonlinear mixing mapping which is assumed to exist and able to be approximated using an RBF network. A contrast function which consists of the mutual information and partial moments of the output...

In this paper a novel technique is proposed for the estimation of resonant frequency of coaxial feed equilateral triangular microstrip patch antenna. The major advantage of the proposed approach is that, after proper training, proposed neural model completely bypasses the repeated use of complex i terative process for calculation of resonant frequency, thus resulting in an extremely fast soluti...

Classical Radial Basis Function (RBF) neural network controller designs typically fix the number of basis functions and tune only the weights. In this paper we present a backstepping neural network controller algorithm in which all RBF parameters, including centers, variances and weight matrices are tuned online. By using a Lyapunov approach, tuning rules for updating the RBF parameters are der...

This paper proposes a hybrid neural network model using a possible combination of different transfer projection functions (sigmoidal unit, SU, product unit, PU) and kernel functions (radial basis function, RBF) in the hidden layer of a feed-forward neural network. An evolutionary algorithm is adapted to this model and applied for learning the architecture, weights and node typology. Three diffe...

Bio-absorbent palm fiber was applied for removal of cationic violet methyl dye from water solution. For this purpose, a solid phase extraction method combined with the artificial neural network (ANN) was used for preconcentration and determination of removal level of violet methyl dye. This method is influenced by factors such as pH, the contact time, the rotation speed, and the adsorbent dosag...

In this study, a reliability-based RBF neural network ensemble forecasting model is proposed to overcome the shortcomings of the existing neural ensemble methods and ameliorate forecasting performance. In this model, the ensemble weights are determined by the reliability measure of RBF network output. For testing purposes, we compare the new ensemble model’s performance with some existing netwo...

The forecast of fluctuations and prices is the major concern in financial markets. Thus, developing an accurate and robust forecasting decision model is critically favorable to the investors. As gold has shown a special capability to smooth inflation fluctuations, governors use gold as a price controlling lever. Thus, more information about future gold price trends will help to make the firm de...

Rainfall-runoff relationship is very important in many fields of hydrology such as water supply and water resourcemanagement and there are many models in this field. Among these models, the Artificial Neural Network (ANN) wasfound suitable for processing rainfall-runoff and opened various approaches in hydrological modeling. In addition,ANNs are quick and flexible approaches which provide very ...

BACKGROUND Artificial neural networks is one of pattern analyzer method which are rapidly applied on a bio-medical field. OBJECTIVE The aim of this research was to propose an appendicitis diagnosis system using artificial neural networks (ANNs). METHODS Data from 801 patients of the university hospital in Dongguk were used to construct artificial neural networks for diagnosing appendicitis ...

Gaussian neural networks have always suffered from the curse of dimensionality; the number of weights needed increases exponentially with the number of inputs and outputs. Many methods have been proposed to solve this problem by optimally or sub-optimally selecting the weights or centers of the Gaussian neural network [1],[2]. However, most of these attempts are not suitable for online implemen...