Extraction of rice-planted area using a self-organizing feature map

We introduce a neural network of self-organizing feature map (SOM) to classify remote-sensing data, including microwave and optical sensors, for the estimation of areas of planted rice. This method is an unsupervised neural network which has the capability of nonlinear discrimination, and the classification function is determined by learning. The satellite data are observed before and after rice planting in 1999. Three sets of RADARSAT and one set of SPOT/HRV data were used in Higashi–Hiroshima, Japan. The RADARSAT image has only one band of data and it is difficult to extract the rice-planted area. However, the SAR back-scattering intensity in a rice-planted area decreases from April to May and increases from May to June. Therefore, three RADARSAT images from April to June were used in this study. The SOM classification was applied the RADARSAT and SPOT data to evaluate the rice-planted area estimation. It is shown that the SOM is useful for the classification of satellite data.     

基于LVQ网络的航空发动机气路故障特征提取方法研究

针对航空发动机预测与健康管理系统对其状态判断和故障诊断的需求,结合LVQ网络具有处理分类问题时能够识别信息内含有的重要聚类特征信息的优点,提出了基于LVQ神经网络的航空发动机故障特征提取方法。分析研究了LVQ神经网络的结构和学习算法,以及某型航空发动机的测量参数、数据预处理和故障样本选取方法。并以其设计点为例进行了系统仿真。通过与BP网络的分类器对比试验,表明了该算法的可行性和有效性。     

结合概率型神经网络(PNN)和学习矢量量化(LVQ)算法的文本分类方法

针对文本自动分类问题,提出一种基于概率型神经网络(PNN)和学习矢量量化(LVQ)相结合的文本分类算法,该方法借助TFIDF方法提取文本特征及特征值,形成文本分类特征向量,利用概率型神经网络构建分类模型,并利用LVQ学习算法对神经网络模型竞争层网络进行学习,使相应模式向量相互靠拢,远离其他模式,从而实现文本分类.实验结果表明,提出的该方法在文本分类中表现了很好的效果,不仅具有很好的分类准确率,还表现出很好的学习效率.     

Side-channel attacks and learning-vector quantization

The security of cryptographic systems is a major concern for cryptosystem designers, even though cryptography algorithms have been improved. Side-channel attacks, by taking advantage of physical vulnerabilities of cryptosystems, aim to gain secret information. Several approaches have been proposed to analyze side-channel information, among which machine learning is known as a promising method. Machine learning in terms of neural networks learns the signature (power consumption and electromagnetic emission) of an instruction, and then recognizes it automatically. In this paper, a novel experimental investigation was conducted on field-programmable gate array (FPGA) implementation of elliptic curve cryptography (ECC), to explore the efficiency of side-channel information characterization based on a learning vector quantization (LVQ) neural network. The main characteristics of LVQ as a multi-class classifier are that it has the ability to learn complex non-linear input-output relationships, use sequential training procedures, and adapt to the data. Experimental results show the performance of multi-class classification based on LVQ as a powerful and promising approach of side-channel data characterization.     

基于LVQ神经网络的改进覆盖算法

覆盖算法是一种具有高分类准确度和强泛化能力的构造性神经网络分类算法。针对其选择覆盖中心的随意性,结合竞争性神经网络方法对覆盖算法进行改进,在覆盖学习之前进行预学习,选择最佳覆盖球形中心,来优化覆盖。通过标准UCI测试数据实验的比较,从分类的准确性和覆盖个数方面进行对比,得到改进的覆盖算法有很好的效果。     

基于EMD和LVQ的信号特征提取及分类方法

针对非平稳、非线性、微弱信号难以分析和处理的特点,本文提出了一种基于经验模式分解和学习向量量化神经网络的信号处理和分类方法,并在生物信号处理领域(左、右手运动想象的脑电信号)进行了研究和应用.首先通过经验模式分解算法对脑电信号分解,然后选取主要固有模态函数分量并计算其绝对均值作为特征值,最后使用学习向量量化网络进行分类,并分别与支持向量机和误差反向传播神经网络分类算法进行了对比研究.实验结果表明,所提出的算法分类正确率达到了87％,相比于其余两种对比算法在特定的信号处理领域优越,具有一定的参考和研究价值.     

An integrated SAR/GIS approach for investigating urban deformation phenomena: a case study of the city of Napoli,Italy

A classification method for polarimetric SAR data analysis using a competitive neural network is considered. The network is trained by two LVQ algorithms. In addition, a specific feature vector as the input for the network employing the JM distance is determined. As a result of experiments using SIR-C data, average accuracy for classification results was 86.40%, where (i) the competitive neural network with 8-input and 40-output neurons was trained by LVQ1 and LVQ2.1, and (ii) the 8-dimensional feature vector with backscattering coefficients (dB) and pseudo-relative phases between HH and VV from L and C bands was used. It is shown that the proposed method outperforms other methods in average accuracy.     

基于AGA-LVQ神经网络的软件可靠性预测模型研究

针对当前大多数软件可靠性预测模型预测准确率不高等问题,利用LVQ神经网络的非线性运算能力和自适应遗传算法(AGA)的参数寻优能力,提出了一种基于AGA-LVQ的软件可靠性预测模型。首先对待预测的数据用主成分分析(PCA)等方法进行预处理以降低维度,去除冗余和错误数据,然后根据自适应遗传算法来计算最优的LVQ神经网络初始权值向量,最后运用LVQ神经网络进行软件可靠性预测实验。通过与传统方法的对比,证明该方法具有较高的预测准确率。     

Learning vector quantization for the probabilistic neural network

A modified version of the PNN (probabilistic neural network) learning phase which allows a considerable simplification of network structure by including a vector quantization of learning data is proposed. It can be useful if large training sets are available. The procedure has been successfully tested in two synthetic data experiments. The proposed network has been shown to improve the classification performance of the LVQ (learning vector quantization) procedure.     

一种基于改进CP网络与HMM相结合的混合音素识别方法

提出了一种基于改进对偶传播（ＣＰ）神经网络与隐驰尔可夫模型（ＨＭＭ）相结合的混合音素识别方法．这一方法的特点是用一个具有有指导学习矢量量化（ＬＶＱ）和动态节点分配等特性的改进的ＣＰ网络生成离散ＨＭＭ音素识别系统中的码书。因此,用这一方法构造的混合音素识别系统中的码书实际上是一个由有指导ＬＶＱ算法训练的具有很强分类能力的高性能分类器,这就意味着在用ＨＭＭ对语音信号进行建模之前,由码书产生的观测序列中     

Counter-Propagation Neural Networks for Molecular Sequence Classification: Supervised LVQ and Dynamic Node Allocation

A modified counter-propagation (CP) algorithm with supervised learning vector quantizer (LVQ) and dynamic node allocation has been developed for rapid classification of molecular sequences. The molecular sequences were encoded into neural input vectors using an n–gram hashing method for word extraction and a singular value decomposition (SVD) method for vector compression. The neural networks used were three-layered, forward-only CP networks that performed nearest neighbor classification. Several factors affecting the CP performance were evaluated, including weight initialization, Kohonen layer dimensioning, winner selection and weight update mechanisms. The performance of the modified CP network was compared with the back-propagation (BP) neural network and the k–nearest neighbor method. The major advantages of the CP network are its training and classification speed and its capability to extract statistical properties of the input data. The combined BP and CP networks can classify nucleic acid or protein sequences with a close to 100% accuracy at a rate of about one order of magnitude faster than other currently available methods.     

一种基于增量学习型矢量量化的有效文本分类算法

KNN作为一种简单的分类方法在文本分类中有广泛的应用,但存在着计算量大和训练文档分布不均所造成的分类准确率下降等同题.针对这些问题,基于最小化学习误差的增量思想,该文将学习型矢量量化(LVQ)和生长型神经气(GNG)结合起来提出一种新的增量学习型矢量量化方法,并将其应用到文本分类中.文中提出的算法对所有的训练样本有选择性地进行一次训练就可以生成有效的代表样本集,具有较强的学习能力.实验结果表明:这种方法不仅可以降低KNN方法的测试时间,而且可以保持甚至提高分类的准确性.     

Soft nearest prototype classification

We propose a new method for the construction of nearest prototype classifiers which is based on a Gaussian mixture ansatz and which can be interpreted as an annealed version of learning vector quantization (LVQ). The algorithm performs a gradient descent on a cost-function minimizing the classification error on the training set. We investigate the properties of the algorithm and assess its performance for several toy data sets and for an optical letter classification task. Results show 1) that annealing in the dispersion parameter of the Gaussian kernels improves classification accuracy; 2) that classification results are better than those obtained with standard learning vector quantization (LVQ 2.1, LVQ 3) for equal numbers of prototypes; and 3) that annealing of the width parameter improved the classification capability. Additionally, the principled approach provides an explanation of a number of features of the (heuristic) LVQ methods.     

Rotating machine fault detection based on HOS and artificial neural networks

In order to identify the faults of rotating machinery, classification process can be divided into two stages: one is the signal preprocessing and the feature extraction; the other is the recognition process. In the preprocessing and feature extraction stage, the higher-order statistics (HOS) is used to extract features from the vibration signals. In the recognition process, two kinds of neural network classifier are used to evaluate the classification results. These two classifiers are self-organizing feature mapping (SOM) network for collecting data at the initial stage and learning vector quantization (LVQ) network at the identification stage. The experimental results obtained from HOS as preprocessor to extract the features of fault are clearer than those obtained from the power spectrum. In addition, the recognizable rate by using either SOM or LVQ as classifiers is 100%.     

Deriving terrain and textural information from stereo RADARSAT data for mountainous land cover mapping

A new procedure is proposed for land cover classification in a mountainous area using stereo RADARSAT-1 data. The method integrates a few types of information that can be extracted from the same stereo RADARSAT images: (1) the Digital Elevation Model (DEM) generated from the stereo RADARSAT images; (2) terrain information (elevation, slope and aspect) extracted from the derived DEM; and (3) textural information derived from the same RADARSAT images. An Artificial Neural Network (ANN) classifier is applied for the land cover classification. Performance of the proposed method is evaluated using a mountainous study area in Southern Argentina, where there is a lack of up-to-date information for environmental monitoring. The results show that the integration of textural and terrain information can greatly improve the accuracy of the classification using the ANN classifier. It demonstrates that stereo RADARSAT images provide valuable data sources for land cover mapping, especially in mountainous areas where cloud cover is a problem for optical data collection and topographical data are not always available.     

Detection of Seizure Activity in EEG by an Artificial Neural Network: A Preliminary Study

Neural networks, inspired by the organizational principles of the human brain, have recently been used in various fields of application such as pattern recognition, identification, classification, speech, vision, signal processing, and control systems. In this study, a two-layered neural network has been trained for the recognition of temporal patterns of the electroencephalogram (EEG). This network is called a Learning Vector Quantization (LVQ) neural network since it learns the characteristics of the signal presented to it as a vector. The first layer is a competitive layer which learns to classify the input vectors. The second, linear, layer transforms the output of the competitive layer to target classes defined by the user. We have tested and evaluated the LVQ network. The network successfully detects epileptiform discharges (EDs) when trained using EEG records scored by a neurologist. Epochs of EEG containing EDs from one subject have been used for training the network, and EEGs of other subjects have been used for testing the network. The results demonstrate that the LVQ detector can generalize the learning to previously “unseen” records of subjects. This study shows that the LVQ network offers a practical solution for ED detection which is easily adjusted to an individual neurologist's style and is as sensitive and specific as an expert visual analysis.     

基于K-means聚类和LVQ神经网络的OLED缺陷像素识别

提出改进的K-means聚类分割和LVQ神经网络分类的方法，用于有机发光二极管显示面板喷墨打印制程中缺陷像素的识别。首先采用改进的K-means聚类算法对预处理后的打印像素进行分割，然后采用连通域水平矩形确定每一个打印像素的坐标及几何特征，再通过灰度共生矩阵提取其纹理特征，最后通过LVQ神经网络对所述特征进行分类，完成缺陷像素的标记及分类统计。结果表明，本文算法的识别率明显优于其他常用分类识别算法，平均缺陷检测率为100%，分类准确率达到98.9%，单像素检测时间为8.3 ms。     

Power quality disturbance detection and classification using wavelet and RBFNN

This paper introduces a novel approach to detect and classify power quality disturbance in the power system using radial basis function neural network (RBFNN). The proposed method requires less number of features as compared to conventional approach for the identification. The feature extracted through the wavelet is trained by a radial basis function neural network for the classification of events. After training the neural network, the weight obtained is used to classify the Power Quality (PQ) problems. For the classification, 20 types of disturbances are taken into account. The classification performance of RBFNN is compared with feed forward multilayer network (FFML), learning vector quantization (LVQ), probabilistic neural network (PNN) and generalized regressive neural network (GRNN). The classification accuracy of the RBFNN network is improved, just by rewriting the weights and updating the weights with the help of cognitive as well as the social behavior of particles along with fitness value. The simulation results possess significant improvement over existing methods in signal detection and classification.     

电子鼻模式识别算法的比较研究

文中比较了k-近邻法、线性判别分析、反向传播人工神经网络、概率神经网、学习向量量化以及自组织映射6种电子鼻模式识别算法的分类能力.采用了1个定量指标(识别精度)和4个定性指标(运算速度、训练速度、内存容量、抗干扰能力)对不同算法进行了系统比较.研究表明基于神经网络的模式识别算法比基于统计理论的模式识别算法具有更高的识别精度.如果同时考虑定性指标,当训练速度要求不高时,宜采用学习向量量化算法;能满足内存需求前提下,优先推荐采用概率神经网算法.对于选择性高的信号,采用线性判别分析可以达到最佳效果.     

LVQ神经网络在磁瓦表面缺陷分类中的运用

在基于磁瓦表面缺陷图像直方图、纹理、投影和形状的特征提取的基础上,提出了一种用LVQ神经网络进行缺陷分类的方法,对现场采集到的6种主要缺陷类型进行了试验。试验结果表明,基于LVQ神经网络的分类器训练与分类的时间短,多缺陷种类分类时准确率高。