A Coupled-ART neural network capable of modularized categorization of patterns
A Coupled-ART neural network capable of modularized categorization of patterns is proposed. The Coupled-ART has two layers of tightly coupled modules, the upper and the lower. The lower layer categorizes the global features and the structural features, separately in parallel. The upper layer combines the categorized outputs from the lower layer and categorizes the combined output. Hence, due to the modularized categorization of patterns, the Coupled-ART classifies patterns more efficiently than the ART model.
coupled-art neural networks pattern recognition global and local features