Design of a 2-Bit Neural Network Quantizer for Laplacian Source

Achieving real-time inference is one of the major issues in contemporary neural network applications, as complex algorithms are frequently being deployed to mobile devices that have constrained storage and computing power. Moving from a full-precision neural network model to a lower representation by applying quantization techniques is a popular approach to facilitate this issue. Here, we analyze in detail and design a 2-bit uniform quantization model for Laplacian source due to its significance in terms of implementation simplicity, which further leads to a shorter processing time and faster inference. The results show that it is possible to achieve high classification accuracy (more than 96% in the case of MLP and more than 98% in the case of CNN) by implementing the proposed model, which is competitive to the performance of the other quantization solutions with almost optimal precision.

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Neural Network Applications in Control

10.1049/pbce053e ◽

1995 ◽

Cited By ~ 70

Keyword(s):

Neural Network ◽

Network Applications ◽

Neural Network Applications

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Neural Network Applications: A Literature Review

10.21236/ada258148 ◽

1992 ◽

Author(s):

Vince L. Wiggins ◽

Sheree K. Engquist ◽

Larry T. Looper

Keyword(s):

Neural Network ◽

Literature Review ◽

Network Applications ◽

Neural Network Applications

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A visual terrain classification method for mobile robots’ navigation based on convolutional neural network and support vector machine

Transactions of the Institute of Measurement and Control ◽

10.1177/0142331220987917 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 014233122098791

Author(s):

Wanli Wang ◽

Botao Zhang ◽

Kaiqi Wu ◽

Sergey A Chepinskiy ◽

Anton A Zhilenkov ◽

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Keyword(s):

Neural Network ◽

Support Vector Machine ◽

Mobile Robots ◽

Convolutional Neural Network ◽

Hybrid Method ◽

Classification Accuracy ◽

Support Vector ◽

High Classification Accuracy ◽

Enhance Efficiency ◽

Multi Class Classification

In this paper, a hybrid method based on deep learning is proposed to visually classify terrains encountered by mobile robots. Considering the limited computing resource on mobile robots and the requirement for high classification accuracy, the proposed hybrid method combines a convolutional neural network with a support vector machine to keep a high classification accuracy while improve work efficiency. The key idea is that the convolutional neural network is used to finish a multi-class classification and simultaneously the support vector machine is used to make a two-class classification. The two-class classification performed by the support vector machine is aimed at one kind of terrain that users are mostly concerned with. Results of the two classifications will be consolidated to get the final classification result. The convolutional neural network used in this method is modified for the on-board usage of mobile robots. In order to enhance efficiency, the convolutional neural network has a simple architecture. The convolutional neural network and the support vector machine are trained and tested by using RGB images of six kinds of common terrains. Experimental results demonstrate that this method can help robots classify terrains accurately and efficiently. Therefore, the proposed method has a significant potential for being applied to the on-board usage of mobile robots.

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