• DocumentCode
    1810308
  • Title

    Convergent design of a piecewise linear neural network

  • Author

    Chandrasekaran, Hema ; Manry, Michael T.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electr. Eng., Texas Univ., Arlington, TX, USA
  • Volume
    2
  • fYear
    1999
  • fDate
    36342
  • Firstpage
    1339
  • Abstract
    A piecewise linear neural network (PLNN) is discussed which maps N-dimensional input vectors into M-dimensional output vectors. A convergent algorithm for designing the PLNN from training data is described The design algorithm is based on a variation of backtracking algorithm known as the `branch-and-bound´ method. The performance of the PLNN is compared with that of a multilayer perceptron (MLP) of equivalent size. The results show that the PLNN is capable of performing as well as an equivalent MLP
  • Keywords
    convergence; learning (artificial intelligence); neural nets; piecewise linear techniques; tree searching; MLP; PLNN; backtracking algorithm; branch-and-bound method; convergent design; multidimensional input vectors; multidimensional output vectors; multilayer perceptron; piecewise linear neural network design; Algorithm design and analysis; Clustering algorithms; Convergence; Electronic mail; Multilayer perceptrons; Neural networks; Piecewise linear techniques; Tin; Training data; Vectors;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Neural Networks, 1999. IJCNN '99. International Joint Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Washington, DC
  • ISSN
    1098-7576
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-5529-6
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/IJCNN.1999.831157
  • Filename
    831157