Multilayer feedforward networks with adaptive spline activation function

  • Authors:
  • S. Guarnieri;F. Piazza;A. Uncini

  • Affiliations:
  • Dipt. di Elettronica e Autom., Ancona Univ.;-;-

  • Venue:
  • IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks
  • Year:
  • 1999

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Abstract

In this paper, a new adaptive spline activation function neural network (ASNN) is presented. Due to the ASNN's high representation capabilities, networks with a small number of interconnections can be trained to solve both pattern recognition and data processing real-time problems. The main idea is to use a Catmull-Rom cubic spline as the neuron's activation function, which ensures a simple structure suitable for both software and hardware implementation. Experimental results demonstrate improvements in terms of generalization capability and of learning speed in both pattern recognition and data processing tasks