Finite precision effects on dynamic behavior in a pulse-coded winner-take-all mechanism

Author

Meador, Jack L.

Author_Institution

Sch. of Electr. Eng. & Comput. Sci., Washington State Univ., Pullman, WA, USA

Volume

3

fYear

1992

fDate

7-11 Jun 1992

Firstpage

432

Abstract

The dynamic behavior of a unique pulse-coded winner-take-all (PWTA) mechanism is described. Parameters which affect PWTA mechanism dynamics are discussed. It is shown that three distinct kinds of behavior can be observed in the vicinity of winning unit boundaries. The first occurs in the infinite precision case where boundaries exhibit ideal behavior. With finite parameter precision, either hysteresis or multiple unit response can be observed over transition regions in the vicinity of ideal boundaries. The interconnect properties of this network make it an attractive candidate for IC implementation

Keywords

decision theory; hysteresis; neural nets; IC implementation; dynamic behavior; finite parameter precision; hysteresis; infinite precision; multiple unit response; pulse-coded winner-take-all mechanism; winning unit boundaries; Analog circuits; Computer science; Convergence; Fires; Hysteresis; Integrated circuit interconnections; Lifting equipment; Neural networks; Neurofeedback; Recurrent neural networks;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Neural Networks, 1992. IJCNN., International Joint Conference on

Conference_Location

Baltimore, MD

Print_ISBN

0-7803-0559-0

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IJCNN.1992.227136

Filename

227136