Prediction- and simulation-error based perceptron training: Solution space analysis and a novel combined training scheme

  • Authors:
  • Patrick Connally;Kang Li;George W. Irwin

  • Affiliations:
  • Intelligent Systems and Control Group, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast BT9 5AH, UK;Intelligent Systems and Control Group, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast BT9 5AH, UK;Intelligent Systems and Control Group, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast BT9 5AH, UK

  • Venue:
  • Neurocomputing
  • Year:
  • 2007

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Abstract

Previous papers have noted the difficulty in obtaining neural models which are stable under simulation when trained using prediction-error-based methods. Here the differences between series-parallel and parallel identification structures for training neural models are investigated. The effect of the error surface shape on training convergence and simulation performance is analysed using a standard algorithm operating in both training modes. A combined series-parallel/parallel training scheme is proposed, aiming to provide a more effective means of obtaining accurate neural simulation models. Simulation examples show the combined scheme is advantageous in circumstances where the solution space is known or suspected to be complex.