Title :
Conductivity estimation by neural network
Author :
Ko, W.L. ; Mittra, R.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Illinois Univ., Urbana, IL, USA
Abstract :
Presents a technique for detecting conductivity anomalies in sediments, e.g., a buried object in sedimentary layers under sea water, by using the neural network approach. The electric field values are used as the inputs to the neural network and the associated conductivities are treated as the targets. The neural network is then trained to associate these conductivities and field values. It is shown that a trained neural network can be used to estimate the conductivity of new objects that were not employed originally to train the network.
Keywords :
electrical conductivity measurement; electromagnetic wave scattering; geophysical prospecting; geophysical techniques; geophysics computing; learning (artificial intelligence); neural nets; seafloor phenomena; sediments; terrestrial electricity; buried object detection; conductivity anomalies detection; conductivity estimation; electric field; geoelectric method; geology; geophysical measurement technique; hidden layer; neural network approach; sea water; sedimentary layers; sediments; terrestrial electricity; trained neural network; Buried object detection; Conductivity; Laboratories; Neural networks; Neurons; Object detection; Sea floor; Sea surface; Sediments; Underwater communication;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 1995. AP-S. Digest
Conference_Location :
Newport Beach, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-2719-5
DOI :
10.1109/APS.1995.530950