Why Neural Network Based Optimization

Optimization is defined as the process of finding the conditions that give the maximum or minimum value of a function.

The immense computational power of nervous system to solve perceptional problems in the presence of massive amount of sensory data has been associated with its parallel processing capability. The neural computing strategies have been adopted to solve optimization problems in recent years]. A neural network is a massively parallel network of interconnected simple processors (neurons) in which each neuron accepts a set of inputs from other neurons and computes an output that is propagated to the output nodes.

Thus a neural network can be described in terms of the individual neurons, the network connectivity, the weights associated with the interconnections between neurons, and the activation function of each neuron. The network maps an input vector from one space to another. The mapping is not specified but is learned.

I am using Artificial Neural Network.

First Neural Network Based Optimization post

This is first neural network based optimization post. This is my very first post and recently I don’t have any idea to post about.

The ever-increasing demand on engineers to lower production costs to withstand competition has prompted engineers to look for rigorous methods of decision making, such as optimization methods, to design and produce products both economically and efficiently.

Optimization techniques, having reached a degree of maturity over the past several years, are being used in a wide spectrum of industries, including aerospace, automotive, chemical, electrical, and manufacturing industries. With rapidly advancing computer technology, computers are becoming more powerful, and correspondingly, the size and the complexity of the problems being solved using optimization techniques are also increasing. Optimization methods, coupled with modern tools of computer aided design, are also being used to enhance the creative process of conceptual and detailed design of engineering systems.

I am using artificial neural network.