• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제83권4호
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• pp.515-535
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• 2022

The strength models for fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP)-confined normal strength concrete (NC) cylinders available in the literature have been suggested based on small databases using limited variables of such structural members portraying less accuracy. The artificial neural network (ANN) is an advanced technique for precisely predicting the response of composite structures by considering a large number of parameters. The main objective of the present investigation is to develop an ANN model for the axial strength of FRP-confined NC cylinders using various parameters to give the highest accuracy of the predictions. To secure this aim, a large experimental database of 313 FRP-confined NC cylinders has been constructed from previous research investigations. An evaluation of 33 different empirical strength models has been performed using various statistical parameters (root mean squared error RMSE, mean absolute error MAE, and coefficient of determination R²) over the developed database. Then, a new ANN model using the Group Method of Data Handling (GMDH) has been proposed based on the experimental database that portrayed the highest performance as compared with the previous models with R²=0.92, RMSE=0.27, and MAE=0.33. Therefore, the suggested ANN model can accurately capture the axial strength of FRP-confined NC cylinders that can be used for the further analysis and design of such members in the construction industry.

• 제어로봇시스템학회논문지
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• 제8권2호
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• pp.126-135
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• 2002

The study is concerned with an approach to the design of new architectures of fuzzy neural networks and the discussion of comprehensive design methodology supporting their development. We propose an Adaptive Fuzzy Polynomial Neural Networks(APFNN) based on Fuzzy Neural Networks(FNN) and Self-organizing Networks(SON) for model identification of complex and nonlinear systems. The proposed AFPNN is generated from the mutually combined structure of both FNN and SON. The one and the other are considered as the premise and the consequence part of AFPNN, respectively. As the premise structure of AFPNN, FNN uses both the simplified fuzzy inference and error back-propagation teaming rule. The parameters of FNN are refined(optimized) using genetic algorithms(GAs). As the consequence structure of AFPNN, SON is realized by a polynomial type of mapping(linear, quadratic and modified quadratic) between input and output variables. In this study, we introduce two kinds of AFPNN architectures, namely the basic and the modified one. The basic and the modified architectures depend on the number of input variables and the order of polynomial in each layer of consequence structure. Owing to the specific features of two combined architectures, it is possible to consider the nonlinear characteristics of process system and to obtain the better output performance with superb predictive ability. The availability and feasibility of the AFPNN are discussed and illustrated with the aid of two representative numerical examples. The results show that the proposed AFPNN can produce the model with higher accuracy and predictive ability than any other method presented previously.

• 전자공학회논문지CI
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• 제39권3호
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• pp.18-31
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• 2002

본 연구는 뉴로퍼지 네트워크와 다항식 뉴럴네트워크를 합성한 하이브리드 모델링 구조인 고급 뉴로퍼지 다항식 네트워크(Advanced neurofuzzy polynomial networks ; ANFPN)를 제안한다. 제안된 네트워크 구조는 높은 비선형 규칙 기반 모델로, CI(Computational Intelligence)의 기술, 즉 퍼지집합, 뉴럴네트워크, 유전자 알고리즘에 의해 설계되어진다. 뉴로퍼지 네트워크는 ANFPN 구조의 전반부를, 다항식 뉴럴네트워크는 후반부를 구성한다. ANFPN의 전반부에서, 뉴로퍼지 네트워크는 간략추론, 오류역전파 학습 규칙을 이용한다. 멤버쉽함수의 파라미터, 학습율, 모멘텀 계수는 유전자 최적화를 이용하여 조절된다. ANFPN의 후반부 구조로서 다항식 뉴럴네트워크는 학습을 통해 생성되는(전개되는) 유연한 네트워크 구조이다. 특히 다항식 뉴럴네트워크의 층과 노드 수는 고정되어 있지 않고 동적으로 생성된다. 본 연구에서는, 2가지 형태의 ANFPN 구조를 제안한다. 즉 기본 구조와 변형된 구조이다. 여기서 기본 구조와 변형된 구조는 다항식 뉴럴네트워크 구조의 각 층에서 입력변수의 수와 회귀다항식의 차수에 의존한다. 두 결합 구조의 특징 때문에 공정 시스템의 비선형적인 특성을 고려할 수 있고 보다 우수한 예측능력을 가진 좋은 출력선응을 얻을 수 있게 한다. ANFPN의 유용성과 실용성은 2개의 수치 예제를 통해 논의된다. 제안된 ANFPN은 기존의 모델보다 높은 정밀도와 예측능력을 가진 모델을 생성함을 보인다.