Oracle model based on RBF neural networks for automated software testing

Information Technology Journal

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 469-474

  Lu, Ying ^a   Ye, Mao ^b  

^a XI'AN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b XI'AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Neural networks; Oracle; Radial basis function (RBF); Software testing

Indexed keywords

COST ACCOUNTING; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; SOFTWARE TESTING;

ORACLE MODEL; OUTPUTS; RADIAL BASIS FUNCTION (RBF);

NEURAL NETWORKS;

EID: 34248191966     PISSN: 18125638     EISSN: 18125646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/itj.2007.469.474     Document Type: Article

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