This paper presents an alternative approach to time series forecasting, through use of artificial neural networks (ANNs), a relatively new concept in hydrological research. Box and Jenkins ARMAX (autoregressive moving average with exogenous inputs) models have been widely used in modeling various time series with satisfactory results. This study shows that ANNs can produce comparable, to ARMAX,...

This article presents a new approach based on artificial neural networks (ANNs) to calculate the characteristic parameters of elliptic and circular-shaped microshield lines. Six learning algorithms, bayesian regularization (BR), Levenberg-Marquardt (LM), quasiNewton (QN), scaled conjugate gradient (SCG), resilient propagation (RP), and conjugate gradient of Fletcher-Reeves (CGF), are used to tr...

In this paper, different types of learning networks, such as artificial neural networks (ANNs), Bayesian neural networks (BNNs), support vector machines (SVMs) and Bayesian support vector machines (BSVMs) are applied for tornado forecasting. The last two approaches utilize kernel methods to address nonlinearity of the data in the input space. All methods are applied to forecast when tornadoes o...

image classification is an issue which utilizes image processing, pattern recognition and classification methods. automatic medical image classification is a progressive area in image classification and it expected to be more developed in the future. due to this fact that automatic diagnosis which use intelligent methods such as medical image classification can assist pathologists by providing ...

This paper presents the application of three main Artificial Neural Networks (ANNs) in damage detection of steel bridges. This method has the ability to indicate damage in structural elements due to a localized change of stiffness called damage zone. The changes in structural response is used to identify the states of structural damage. To circumvent the difficulty arising from the non-linear n...

Neural Networks are an artificial intelligence method for modeling complex target functions. For certain types of problems, such as learning to interpret complex realworld sensor data, Artificial Neural Networks (ANNs) are among the most effective learning methods currently know. During the last decade they have been widely applied to the domain of financial time series prediction and their imp...

The first successful FPGA implementation [1] of artificial neural networks (ANNs) was published a little over a decade ago. It is timely to review the progress that has been made in this research area. This brief survey provides a taxonomy for classifying FPGA implementations of ANNs. Different implementation techniques and design issues are discussed. Future research trends are also presented.

Some of the significant recent advances in the field of artificial neural networks (ANNs) applied to optical fibre sensors are reviewed. Particular attention is given to the use of ANNs in the enhancement of the performance of existing single point sensors, two-and three-dimensional measurements and developments in multipoint sensors and sensor arrays.

Artificial Neural Networks (ANNs) which are derived from Biological Neural Networks (BNNs) are enhanced by many advanced mathematical techniques and have become powerful tools for solving complicated engineering problems. Integrating BNNs with mature ANNs is a very effective method of solving intricate biological problems and explaining neurophysiological data. In this paper we propose a neural...

An analytical review of recent publications in the area of digital speech signal processing is presented. The aim of the given paper is the analysis of these publications, where Artificial Neural Networks (ANNs) were successfully employed. Numerous methods of ANNs employment are discussed due to identify when and why they are reliable alternative to the conventional adaptive signal processing t...