Applied neural control in the 1990s
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Neural prosthetic systems (NPS) have achieved successes in such forms as cardiac pacemakers, diaphragm pacers, and cochlear--auditory--stimulators; but the technology for solving neurological deficits issstill in its infancy. Current development trends in NPS include functional neuromuscular stimulation (FNS) of upper and lower extremities for such functions as grasping, maintaining muscle mass, and, even, limited walking by paralyzed patients. The cochlear prosthesis transforms sound acquired by microphone into electrical signals to stimulate the cochlear nerve, but significant improvements of speech signal processing are needed to improve speech recognition. Research and development is being performed on such subjects as: improved electrodes for stimulating nerves and recording nerve signals; interconnections; NPS encapsulation; improved command units; and force, touch, and position sensors.
Publication Name: Proceedings of the IEEE
Subject: Electronics
ISSN: 0018-9219
Year: 1988
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Microwave diversity imaging and automated target identification based on models of neural networks
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Simulations of neural network processing are combined with tomographic microwave diversity imaging (used to obtain sinogram representation-type target signatures) to generate a robust, super-resolved, distortion- and fault-tolerant recognition system that can correctly identify test targets with as little as 10 percent of the full sinogram data. The demand for automated recognition of radar targets through the use of signatures or representations is driven by insufficient radar cross section data in some instances, the need for speed, and cost effectiveness. The described technology may also obviate the need for large and expensive arrays for remote imaging, can reduce the time for aperture synthesis, and may enable identification from a single wide-band radar echo. Details of the development, architecture, functioning, and outlook for such neural network-based
Publication Name: Proceedings of the IEEE
Subject: Electronics
ISSN: 0018-9219
Year: 1989
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