A command computer for complex autonomous systems

Neurocomputing

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 47-59

  Kilmer, William ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

Autonomous system; Committee machine; Global stability; Reticular formation

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATION THEORY; LARGE SCALE SYSTEMS; PROBABILITY; SYSTEM STABILITY; VECTORS;

COMMAND COMPUTER; COMMITTEE MACHINE; COMPLEX AUTONOMOUS SYSTEMS; GLOBAL STABILITY; RETICULAR FORMATION;

NEURAL NETWORKS;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER NETWORK; COMPUTER PROGRAM; INFORMATION PROCESSING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL PROCESSING;

EID: 0342684440     PISSN: 09252312     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0925-2312(97)00044-1     Document Type: Article

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