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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 09, 1996
Filed:
Feb. 22, 1994
Leon K Ekchian, Northridge, CA (US);
David D Johnson, Simi Valley, CA (US);
William F Smith, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Litton Systems, Inc., Woodland Hills, CA (US);
Abstract
A 'Barometer' Neuron enhances stability in a Neural Network System that, when used as a track-while-scan system, assigns sensor plots to predicted track positions in a plot/track association situation. The 'Barometer' Neuron functions as a bench-mark or reference system node that equates a superimposed plot and track to a zero distance as a 'perfect' pairing of plot and track which has a measured/desired level of inhibition. The 'Barometer' Neuron responds to the System inputs, compares these inputs against the level of inhibition of the 'perfect' pair, and generates a supplied excitation or inhibition output signal to the System which adjusts the System to a desired value at or near 1.0; this the reference level of inhibition of the 'perfect' pair.