Neural Network Optimization of Ligament Stiffnesses for the Enhanced Predictive Ability of a Patient-Specific, Computational Foot/Ankle Model

2017 ◽  
Vol 139 (9) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ruchi D. Chande ◽  
Jennifer S. Wayne
Keyword(s):  
Neural Networks ◽  
Artificial Neural Networks ◽  
Computational Model ◽  
Computational Models ◽  
Soft Tissues ◽  
Predictive Ability ◽  
Patient Specific ◽  
Specific Work ◽  
Diarthrodial Joints ◽  
Artificial Neural

Computational models of diarthrodial joints serve to inform the biomechanical function of these structures, and as such, must be supplied appropriate inputs for performance that is representative of actual joint function. Inputs for these models are sourced from both imaging modalities as well as literature. The latter is often the source of mechanical properties for soft tissues, like ligament stiffnesses; however, such data are not always available for all the soft tissues nor is it known for patient-specific work. In the current research, a method to improve the ligament stiffness definition for a computational foot/ankle model was sought with the greater goal of improving the predictive ability of the computational model. Specifically, the stiffness values were optimized using artificial neural networks (ANNs); both feedforward and radial basis function networks (RBFNs) were considered. Optimal networks of each type were determined and subsequently used to predict stiffnesses for the foot/ankle model. Ultimately, the predicted stiffnesses were considered reasonable and resulted in enhanced performance of the computational model, suggesting that artificial neural networks can be used to optimize stiffness inputs.

scholarly journals Application of Artificial Neural Networks to Predict Beach Nourishment Volume Requirements

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (8) ◽  
pp. 786
Author(s):  
Damjan Bujak ◽  
Tonko Bogovac ◽  
Dalibor Carević ◽  
Suzana Ilic ◽  
Goran Lončar
Keyword(s):  
Neural Networks ◽  
Artificial Neural Networks ◽  
Spatial Variability ◽  
Coastal Management ◽  
Wind Wave ◽  
Predictive Ability ◽  
Test Set ◽  
Adriatic Coast ◽  
Important Input ◽  
Artificial Neural

The volume of material required for the construction of new and expansion of existing beach sites is an important parameter for coastal management. This information may play a crucial role when deciding which beach sites to develop. This work examines whether artificial neural networks (ANNs) can predict the spatial variability of nourishment requirements on the Croatian coast. We use survey data of the nourishment volume requirements and gravel diameter from 2016 to 2020, fetch length, beach area and orientation derived from national maps which vary from location to location due to a complex coastal configuration on the East Adriatic coast, and wind, tide, and rainfall data from nearby meteorological/oceanographic stations to train and test ANNs. The results reported here confirm that an ANN can adequately predict the spatial variability of observed nourishment volumes (R and MSE for the test set equal 0.87 and 2.24 × 104, respectively). The contributions of different parameters to the ANN’s predictive ability were examined. Apart from the most obvious parameters like the beach length and the beach areas, the fetch length proved to be the most important input contribution to ANN’s predictive ability, followed by the beach orientation. Fetch length and beach orientation are parameters governing the wind wave height and direction and hence are proxies for forcing.

scholarly journals Artificial Neural Networks in Drug Design 11: Influence of Learning Rate and Momentum Factor on the Predictive Ability

2000 ◽  
Vol 68 (1) ◽  
pp. 57-64 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. Kaiser ◽  
C. Tmej ◽  
P. Chiba ◽  
K.-J. Schaper ◽  
G. Ecker
Keyword(s):  
Neural Networks ◽  
Artificial Neural Networks ◽  
Predictive Power ◽  
Predictive Ability ◽  
Learning Rate ◽  
Data Set ◽  
Lead Compounds ◽  
Learning Rates ◽  
Artificial Neural ◽  
Nanomolar Range

A data set of 48 propafenone-type modulators of multidrug resistance was used to investigate the influence of learning rate and momentum factor on the predictive power of artificial neural networks of different architecture. Generally, small learning rates and medium sized momentum factors are preferred. Some of the networks showed higher cross validated Q2 values than the corresponding linear model (0.87 vs. 0.83). Screening of a 158 compound virtual library identified several new lead compounds with activities in the nanomolar range.

scholarly journals [OA236] Patient-specific quality assurance based on electronic portal imaging devices via artificial neural networks

2018 ◽  
Vol 52 ◽  
pp. 88-89 ◽  
Author(s):  
Frédéric Chatrie ◽  
Younan Fouad ◽  
Mazurier Jocelyne ◽  
Simon Luc ◽  
Vieillevigne Laure ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Neural Networks ◽  
Quality Assurance ◽  
Artificial Neural Networks ◽  
Patient Specific ◽  
Portal Imaging ◽  
Electronic Portal Imaging ◽  
Artificial Neural

Prediction optimization of mechanical properties of ferrite stainless steels after forging treatment with use of genetic algorithms

2019 ◽  
Vol 1-2 (100) ◽  
pp. 13-20
Author(s):  
R. Honysz
Keyword(s):  
Neural Networks ◽  
Genetic Algorithms ◽  
Artificial Neural Networks ◽  
Computational Model ◽  
Stainless Steels ◽  
Mechanical Characteristics ◽  
Heat Processing ◽  
Chemical Components ◽  
Artificial Neural ◽  
Input Variables

Purpose: The paper describes the use of artificial neural networks to research and predict the effect of chemical components and thermal treatment conditions on stainless steel's mechanical characteristics optimized by genetic algorithm. Design/methodology/approach: The quantity of input variables of artificial neural networks has been optimized using genetic algorithms to enhance the prediction quality of artificial neural network and to enhance their efficiency. Then a computational model was trained and evaluated with optimized artificial neural networks. Findings: Optimization, with the exception of tensile strength, has enabled the creation of artificial neural networks, which either showed a better or similar performance from base networks, as well as a decreased amount of input variables As a consequence, noise data is decreased in the computational model built with the use of these networks. Research limitations/implications: Data analysis was required to confirm the relevance of obtaining information used for modelling to use in training procedures for artificial neural networks. Practical implications: Using artificial intelligence enables the multi-faceted growth of stainless steel engineering, even though there is only a relatively small amount of descriptors. Built and optimized computational model building using optimized artificial neural networks enables prediction of mechanical characteristics after normalization of forged ferritic stainless steels. Originality/value: In order to decrease production expenses of products, an introduced model can be obtained in manufacturing industry. It can also simplify the selection of materials if the engineer has to correctly choose chemical elements and appropriate plastics and/or heat processing of stainless steels, having the necessary mechanical characteristics.

scholarly journals Metamodel for nodal pressure estimation at near real-time in water distribution systems using artificial neural networks

2017 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 486-496 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gustavo Meirelles Lima ◽  
Bruno Melo Brentan ◽  
Daniel Manzi ◽  
Edevar Luvizotto
Keyword(s):  
Neural Networks ◽  
Artificial Neural Networks ◽  
Distribution Systems ◽  
Water Distribution ◽  
Computational Models ◽  
Pressure Sensors ◽  
Water Supply Systems ◽  
Pressure Data ◽  
Proposed Model ◽  
Artificial Neural

Abstract The development of computational models for analysis of the operation of water supply systems requires the calibration of pipes' roughness, among other parameters. Inadequate values of this parameter can result in inaccurate solutions, compromising the applicability of the model as a decision-making tool. This paper presents a metamodel to estimate the pressure at all nodes of a distribution network based on artificial neural networks (ANNs), using a set of field data obtained from strategically located pressure sensors. This approach aims to increase the available pressure data, reducing the degree of freedom of the calibration problem. The proposed model uses the inlet flow of the district metering area and pressure data monitored in some nodes, as input data to the ANN, obtaining as output, the pressure values for nodes that were not monitored. Two case studies of real networks are presented to validate the efficiency and accuracy of the method. The results ratify the efficiency of ANN as state forecaster, showing the high applicability of the metamodel tool to increase a database or to identify abnormal events during an operation.

Evolutionary Approaches for ANNs Design

2011 ◽  
pp. 575-580
Author(s):  
Antonia Azzini ◽  
Andrea G.B. Tettamanzi
Keyword(s):  
Neural Networks ◽  
Artificial Neural Networks ◽  
Evolutionary Algorithms ◽  
Computational Models ◽  
Artificial Neurons ◽  
Important Research Topic ◽  
Recent Developments ◽  
Evolving System ◽  
Artificial Neural ◽  
Ann Application

Artificial neural networks (ANNs) are computational models, loosely inspired by biological neural networks, consisting of interconnected groups of artificial neurons which process information using a connectionist approach. ANNs are widely applied to problems like pattern recognition, classification, and time series analysis. The success of an ANN application usually requires a high number of experiments. Moreover, several parameters of an ANN can affect the accuracy of solutions. A particular type of evolving system, namely neuro-genetic systems, have become a very important research topic in ANN design. They make up the so-called Evolutionary Artificial Neural Networks (EANNs), i.e., biologicallyinspired computational models that use evolutionary algorithms (EAs) in conjunction with ANNs. Evolutionary algorithms and state-of-the-art design of EANN were introduced first in the milestone survey by Xin Yao (1999), and, more recently, by Abraham (2004), by Cantu-Paz and Kamath (2005), and then by Castellani (2006). The aim of this article is to present the main evolutionary techniques used to optimize the ANN design, providing a description of the topics related to neural network design and corresponding issues, and then, some of the most recent developments of EANNs found in the literature. Finally a brief summary is given, with a few concluding remarks.

scholarly journals Enhancing the reusability and interoperability of artificial neural networks with DEVS modeling and simulation

2016 ◽  
Vol 07 (02) ◽  
pp. 1650005 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Ifeoluwa Adelani ◽  
Mamadou Kaba Traoré
Keyword(s):  
Neural Networks ◽  
Artificial Neural Networks ◽  
Modeling And Simulation ◽  
Computational Models ◽  
Learning Algorithm ◽  
Discrete Event ◽  
Neural Network Modeling ◽  
System Specification ◽  
Ann Models ◽  
Artificial Neural

Artificial neural networks (ANNs), a branch of artificial intelligence, has become a very interesting domain since the eighties when back-propagation (BP) learning algorithm for multilayer feed-forward architecture was introduced to solve nonlinear problems. It is used extensively to solve complex nonalgorithmic problems such as prediction, pattern recognition and clustering. However, in the context of a holistic study, there may be a need to integrate ANN with other models developed in various paradigms to solve a problem. In this paper, we suggest discrete event system specification (DEVS) be used as a model of computation (MoC) to make ANN models interoperable with other models (since all discrete event models can be expressed in DEVS, and continuous models can be approximated by DEVS). By combining ANN and DEVS, we can model the complex configuration of ANNs and express its internal workings. Therefore, we are extending the DEVS-based ANN proposed by Toma et al. [A new DEVS-based generic artficial neural network modeling approach, The 23rd European Modeling and Simulation Symp. (Simulation in Industry), Rome, Italy, 2011] for comparing multiple configuration parameters and learning algorithms and also to do prediction. The DEVS models are described using the high level language for system specification (HiLLS), [Maïga et al., A new approach to modeling dynamic structure systems, The 29th European Modeling and Simulation Symp. (Simulation in Industry), Leicester, United Kingdom, 2015] a graphical modeling language for clarity. The developed platform is a tool to transform ANN models into DEVS computational models, making them more reusable and more interoperable in the context of larger multi-perspective modeling and simulation (MAS).

Research on the Development and Applications of Artificial Neural Networks

2014 ◽  
Vol 556-562 ◽  
pp. 6011-6014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiao Guang Li
Keyword(s):  
Machine Learning ◽  
Neural Networks ◽  
Artificial Neural Networks ◽  
Intelligent Control ◽  
Computational Models ◽  
Bayesian Probability ◽  
Control Techniques ◽  
Central Nervous Systems ◽  
Artificial Neural ◽  
The Brain

Intelligent control is a class of control techniques that use various AI computing approaches like neural networks, Bayesian probability, fuzzy logic, machine learning, evolutionary computation and genetic algorithms. In computer science and related fields, artificial neural networks are computational models inspired by animals’ central nervous systems (in particular the brain) that are capable of machine learning and pattern recognition. They are usually presented as systems of interconnected “neurons” that can compute values from inputs by feeding information through the network. Like other machine learning methods, neural networks have been used to solve a wide variety of tasks that are hard to solve using ordinary rule-based programming, including computer vision and speech recognition.

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