Surface Approximation using Growing Self-Organizing Nets and Gradient Information

In this paper we show how to improve the performance of two self-organizing neural networks used to approximate the shape of a 2D or 3D object by incorporating gradient information in the adaptation stage. The methods are based on the growing versions of the Kohonen's map and the neural gas net...

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Main Authors: Jorge Rivera-Rovelo, Eduardo Bayro-Corrochano
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2007-01-01
Series:Applied Bionics and Biomechanics
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/11762320701797745
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description In this paper we show how to improve the performance of two self-organizing neural networks used to approximate the shape of a 2D or 3D object by incorporating gradient information in the adaptation stage. The methods are based on the growing versions of the Kohonen's map and the neural gas network. Also, we show that in the adaptation stage the network utilizes efficient transformations, expressed as versors in the conformal geometric algebra framework, which build the shape of the object independent of its position in space (coordinate free). Our algorithms were tested with several images, including medical images (CT and MR images). We include also some examples for the case of 3D surface estimation.
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spelling doaj-art-41a759c1669144e09e3a6c1899a165622025-02-03T06:06:51ZengWileyApplied Bionics and Biomechanics1176-23221754-21032007-01-014312513610.1080/11762320701797745Surface Approximation using Growing Self-Organizing Nets and Gradient InformationJorge Rivera-Rovelo0Eduardo Bayro-Corrochano1Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences, CINVESTA V del IPN, Unidad Guadalajara, Av. Científica 1145, El Bajío, Zapopan, Jalisco, 45010, MexicoDepartment of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences, CINVESTA V del IPN, Unidad Guadalajara, Av. Científica 1145, El Bajío, Zapopan, Jalisco, 45010, MexicoIn this paper we show how to improve the performance of two self-organizing neural networks used to approximate the shape of a 2D or 3D object by incorporating gradient information in the adaptation stage. The methods are based on the growing versions of the Kohonen's map and the neural gas network. Also, we show that in the adaptation stage the network utilizes efficient transformations, expressed as versors in the conformal geometric algebra framework, which build the shape of the object independent of its position in space (coordinate free). Our algorithms were tested with several images, including medical images (CT and MR images). We include also some examples for the case of 3D surface estimation.http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/11762320701797745
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