Title
A programmable analog neural computer and simulator
Abstract
This report describes the design of a programmable general purpose analog neural computer and simulator. It is intended primarily for real-world real-time computations such as analysis of visual or acoustical patterns, robotics and the development of special purpose neural nets. The machine is scalable and composed of interconnected modules containing arrays of neurons, modifiable synapses and switches. It runs entirely in analog mode but connection architecture, synaptic gains and time constants as well as neuron parameters are set digitally. Each neuron has a limited number of inputs and can be connected to any but not all other neurons. For the determination of synaptic gains and the implementation of learning algorithms the neuron outputs are multiplexed, AID converted and stored in digital memory. Even at moderate size of 1()3 to IDS neurons computational speed is expected to exceed that of any current digital computer.
Year
Venue
Keywords
1988
Advances in neural information processing systems 1
programmable analog neural computer
Field
DocType
ISBN
Synapse,Simulation,Computer science,Artificial intelligence,Neuron,Multiplexing,Artificial neural network,Time constant,Machine learning,Robotics,Scalability,Computation
Conference
1-558-60015-9
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
2
0.75
2
Authors
9
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Paul Mueller17811.57
Jan Van der Spiegel222945.53
David Blackman362.50
Timothy Chiu431.12
thomas clare520.75
joseph dao621.09
Christopher Donham762.84
tzupu hsieh820.75
Marc J. Loinaz9103.32