We present a decision tree based approach to function approximation in reinforcement learning. We compare our approach with table lookup and a neural network function approximator on three problems: the well known mountain car and pole balance problems as well as a simulated automobile race car. We find that the decision tree can provide better learning performance than the neural network funct...

We present a decision tree based approach to function approximation in reinforcement learning. We compare our approach with table lookup and a neural network function approximator on three problems: the well known mountain car and pole balance problems as well as a simulated automobile race car. We find that the decision tree can provide better learning performance than the neural network funct...

A class of Soblove type multivariate function is approximated by feedforward network with one hidden layer of sigmoidal units and a linear output. By adopting a set of orthogonal polynomial basis and under certain assumptions for the governing activation functions of the neural network, the upper bound on the degree of approximation can be obtained for the class of Soblove functions. The result...

In this paper we show several approximation results for folding networks { a generalization of partial recurrent neural networks such that not only time sequences but arbitrary trees can serve as input: Any measurable function can be approximated in probability. Any continuous function can be approximated in the maximum norm on inputs with restricted height, but the resources necessarily increa...

We present a decision tree based approach to function approximation in reinforcement learning. We compare our approach with table lookup and a neural network function approximator on three problems: the well known mountain car and pole balance problems as well as a simulated automobile race car. We find that the decision tree can provide better learning performance than the neural network funct...

We propose an efficient hybrid neural network for chaotic time series prediction. The hybrid neural network is constructed by a traditional feed-forward network, which is learned by using the backpropagation and a local model, which is implemented as a time delay embedding. The feed-forward network performs as the global approximation and the local model works as the local approximation. Experi...

This paper presents a neural network assisted entry guidance law that is designed by applying Bézier approximation. It is shown that a fully constrained approximation of a reference trajectory can be made by using the Bézier curve. Applying this approximation, an inverse dynamic system for an entry flight is solved to generate guidance command. The guidance solution thus gotten ensures terminal...

Neural network process modelling needs the use of experimental design and studies. A new neural network constructive algorithm is proposed. Moreover, the paper deals with the influence of the parameters of radial basis function neural networks and multilayer perceptrons network in process modelling. Particularly, it is shown that the neural modelling, depending on learning approach, cannot be a...

geological facies interpretation is essential for reservoir studying. the method of classification and identification seismic traces is a powerful approach for geological facies classification and distinction. use of neural networks as classifiers is increasing in different sciences like seismic. they are computer efficient and ideal for patterns identification. they can simply learn new algori...