Comparison between analog and digital neural network implementations for range-finding applications

IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 460-470

  Gatet, Laurent ^a,b   Tap Béteille, Hélène ^a   Bony, Francis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

^b CNES   (France)

Author keywords

Analog and digital neural network implementations; Distance range increase; Laser range finder; Multilayer perceptron; Surface classification

Indexed keywords

APPLICATIONS; ELECTRIC LOADS; INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; LASERS; MULTILAYERS; PHASE SHIFT; RANGE FINDERS; RANGE FINDING; SEMICONDUCTING SILICON COMPOUNDS; SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

ANALOG AND DIGITAL NEURAL NETWORK IMPLEMENTATIONS; DISTANCE RANGE INCREASE; LASER RANGE FINDER; MULTILAYER PERCEPTRON; SURFACE CLASSIFICATION;

NEURAL NETWORKS;

EID: 63049093583     PISSN: 10459227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TNN.2008.2009120     Document Type: Article

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