Document Type
Thesis
Date of Award
Fall 1-31-1998
Degree Name
Master of Science in Computer Science - (M.S.)
Department
Computer and Information Science
First Advisor
Franz J. Kurfess
Second Advisor
Qianhong Liu
Third Advisor
Ajaz A. Rana
Abstract
Networked agents of the simplest kind offer the power of cooperative problem solving through parallel operation along with tight packaging potential. Such agents are self-contained analog machines capable of only a few primitive intelligent operations. In this thesis, a design will be developed for a simple agent capable of sending, receiving, and processing information in a environment where agents are coupled together. This environment imposes unorchestrated simultaneous input while expecting a useful timely response. Successful collaboration in these conditions is accomplished through sets encoded within pulse ensembles. The simplicity of the set definition is an inviting candidate for message communication and processing. Although its use is restricted to spatial pattern recognition, a predicted side effect of set communication in a multilayer network configuration is the ability to reintroduce the output back into the input layers for further processing.
Recommended Citation
Stanski, James P., "A simple neural agent communicating through sets" (1998). Theses. 966.
https://digitalcommons.njit.edu/theses/966
