The instantaneous assessment of high-priced liquor products with minimal sample volume and no special preparation is an important task for quality monitoring and fraud detection. In this contribution the automated classification of Raman spectra acquired with a special optofluidic chip is performed with the use of a number of Artificial Neural Networks. A standard Radial Basis Function Network ...

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In this work we jointly analyze the performance of three classic Artificial Neural Network models and one Support Vector Machine with respect to a series of data complexity measures known as measures of separability of classes. In particular, we consider a Radial Basis Function Network, a Multi-Layer Perceptron, a Learning Vector Quantization, while the Sequential Minimal Optimization method is...

This paper investigates the potential application of artificial neural networks in permanent deformation parameter identification for rockfill dams. Two kinds of neural network models, multilayer feedforward network BP and radial basis function RBF networks, are adopted to identify the parameters of seismic permanent deformation for Zipingpu Dam in China. The dynamic analysis is carried out by ...

This paper analyses the application of Radial Basis Function (RBF) networks in grade interpolation. These networks are a very unique member of the family of Artificial Neural Networks. RBF networks have such theoretical properties that establish them as a potential alternative to existing grade interpolation techniques. Their suitability to the problem of grade interpolation will be demonstrate...

Supervised Artificial Neural Networks (ANN) are information processing systems that adapt their functionality as a result of exposure to input-output examples. To this end, there exist generic procedures and techniques, known as learning rules. The most widely used in the neural network context rely in derivative information, and are typically associated with the Multilayer Perceptron (MLP). Ot...

Ratio pulse arithmetic represents a signal with a random pulse stream and its value is defined as the ratio of ones and zeroes in its random pulse stream. We propose circuits for the exponential function and subtraction, and explain how to implement a radial basis function(RBF) network. We applied the RBF network to a classifier example. Simulation results show that its performance is comparabl...

This paper proposes a novel algorithm based on minimizing mutual information for a special case of nonlinear blind source separation: postnonlinear blind source separation. A network composed of a set of radial basis function (RBF) networks, a set of multilayer perceptron and a linear network is used as a demixing system to separate sources in post-nonlinear mixtures. The experimental results s...

In order to robustly execute a task under environmental uncertainty, a robot needs to be able to reactively adapt to changes arising in its environment. The environment changes are usually reflected in deviation in sensory traces from nominal. These deviations in sensory traces can be used to drive the plan adaptation, and for this purpose, a feedback model is required. The feedback model maps ...

We propose a self-organising hierarchical Radial Basis Function (RBF) network for functional modelling of large amounts of scattered unstructured point data. The network employs an error-driven active learning algorithm and a multi-layer architecture, allowing progressive bottom-up reinforcement of local features in subdivisions of error clusters. For each RBF subnet, neurons can be inserted, r...