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Probabilistic ensemble simplified fuzzy ARTMAP for sonar target differentiation

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This study investigates the processing of sonar signals with ensemble neural networks for robust recognition of simple objects such as plane, corner and trapezium surface. The ensemble neural networks can differentiate the target objects with high accuracy. The simplified fuzzy ARTMAP (SFAM) and probabilistic ensemble simplified fuzzy ARTMAP (PESFAM) are compared in terms of classification accuracy. The PESFAM implements an accurate and effective probabilistic plurality voting method to combine outputs from multiple SFAM classifiers. Five benchmark data sets have been used to evaluate the applicability of the proposed ensemble SFAM network. The PESFAM achieves good accuracy based on the twofold cross-validation results. In addition, the effectiveness of the proposed ensemble SFAM is delineated in sonar target differentiation. The experiments demonstrate the potential of PESFAM classifiers in offering an optimal solution to the data-ordering problem of SFAM implementation and also as an intelligent classification tool in mobile robot application.

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  1. Faculty of Engineering and Technology, Multimedia University, 75450, Melaka, Malaysia

    Chu Kiong Loo, Augustine Law, W. S. Lim & M. V. C. Rao

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Average number of categories versus vigilance parameter on five benchmark problems: a Iris, b Phoneme, c Satimage, d Clouds and e Clouds

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Loo, C.K., Law, A., Lim, W. et al. Probabilistic ensemble simplified fuzzy ARTMAP for sonar target differentiation. Neural Comput & Applic 15, 79–90 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00521-005-0010-1

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