Research ArticleOpen accessPhrase in the titleA Robust Recognition System for Pecan Weevil using Artificial Neural NetworksSaleh Mufleh Al-SaqerProblem statement: Pecan Weevil is a widely found pest among pecan trees and these pests are known to cause significant damage to the pecan trees resulting in enormous annual losses to pecan growers. Traditional identification techniques for pecan weevil include traps with pheromones to detect the infestation of these pests. However, these traditional methods require expensive labor hours to set-up … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 9, Issue 9 · 14 Jul 2012 · 6,831 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessPhrase in the titleNew sufficient condition of Discrete-time systems of neural networksManlika Tanusit, Kreangkri RatchagitProblem statement: In this study, we derive a new sufficient condition for asymptotic stability of the zero solution of delay-differential system of neural networks in terms of certain matrix inequalities by using a discrete analog of the new Lyapunov second method. Conclusion/Recommendations: The problem is solved by applying a novel Lyapunov functional and an improved delay-dependent stability criterion is obtained … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 8, Issue 2 · 28 Feb 2011 · 7,005 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessPhrase in the titleSeasonal Time Series Data Forecasting by Using Neural Networks Multiscale Autoregressive ModelSuhartono, B. S.S. Ulama, A. J. EndhartaProblem statement: The aim of this research was to study further some latest progress of wavelet transform for time series forecasting, particularly about Neural Networks Multiscale Autoregressive (NN-MAR). Approach: There were three main issues that be considered further in this research. The first was some properties of scale and wavelet coefficients from Maximal Overlap Discrete Wavelet Transform (MODWT) decomposition, particularly … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 7, Issue 10 · 31 Oct 2010 · 7,751 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessPhrase in the titleSkin Color Detection Model Using Neural Networks and its Performance EvaluationK. K. Bhoyar, O. G. KakdeProblem statement: Skin color detection is used as a preliminary step in numerous computer vision applications like face detection, nudity recognition, hand gesture detection and person identification. In this study we present a pixel based skin color classification approach, for detecting skin pixels and non skin pixels in color images, using a novel neural network symmetric classifier. The neural classifiers … …Journal of Computer Science, Vol. 6, Issue 9 · 30 Sep 2010 · 8,058 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessPhrase in the titleA Back Propagation Neural Networks for Grading Jatropha curcas Fruits MaturityZ. Effendi, R. Ramli, J. A. GhaniProblem statement: Jatropha curcas has the potential to become one of the world’s key energy crops. Crude vegetable oil, extracted from the seeds of the Jatropha plant, can be refined into high quality biodiesel. Traditional identification of Jatropha curcas fruits is performed by human experts. The Jatropha curcas fruit quality depends on type and size of defects as well as … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 7, Issue 3 · 31 Mar 2010 · 7,873 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessPhrase in the titleIris Recognition Using Discrete Cosine Transform and Artificial Neural NetworksAhmad M. SarhanProblem statement: The study presented an efficient Iris recognition system. Approach: The design used the discrete cosine transform for feature extraction and artificial neural networks for classification. The iris images used in this system were obtained from the CASIA database. Results: A robust system for iris recognition was developed. Conclusion: An iris recognition system that produces very low error rates … …Journal of Computer Science, Vol. 5, Issue 5 · 30 May 2009 · 7,751 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessPhrase in the titleThe Use of Artificial Neural Networks in Analysis Cationic Trypsinogen Gene and Hepatitis B Surface AntigenLiu Qicai, Zeng Kai, Zhuang Zehao et al.Problem statement: More and more severe hepatitis cases reported in China are infected with HBV and the immune response of HBV will be reduced if mutations occur in the TCR, therefore it is very important to investigate the relation of T-cellular function and clinical effect by studying the function of T-cell receptor. Approach: Artificial Neural Networks (ANN) was applied to … …American Journal of Immunology, Vol. 5, Issue 2 · 30 Apr 2009 · 7,564 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessPhrase in the titleAn Arabic Text-To-Speech System Based on Artificial Neural NetworksGhadeer Al-Said, Moussa AbdallahProblem statement: With the rapid advancement in information technology and communications, computer systems increasingly offer the users the opportunity to interact with information through speech. The interest in speech synthesis and in building voices is increasing. Worldwide, speech synthesizers have been developed for many popular languages English, Spanish and French and many researches and developments have been applied to those … …Journal of Computer Science, Vol. 5, Issue 3 · 31 Mar 2009 · 7,368 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessPhrase in the titleArtificial Neural Networks Based Modeling and Control of Continuous Stirred Tank ReactorR. Suja Mani Malar, T. ThyagarajanContinuous Stirred Tank Reactor (CSTR) is one of the common reactors in chemical plant. Problem statement: Developing a model incorporating the nonlinear dynamics of the system warrants lot of computation. An efficient control of the product concentration can be achieved only through accurate model. Approach: In this study, attempts were made to alleviate the above mentioned problem using "Artificial Intelligence" … …American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Vol. 2, Issue 1 · 31 Mar 2009 · 8,209 accessesView PDFCite