NEURAL NETWORK ARCHITECTURE

DURING PHASE I OF THE NEURAL NETWORK PROGRAM, HNC WILL: IDENTIFY AND ANALYZE APPROPRIATE HIGH-PAYOFF ARMY BATTLEFIELD PROCESSING PROBLEMS; DERIVE A SET OF NEUROCOMPUTER PROCESSING REQUIREMENTS FOR THESE PROBLEMS; DEVELOP A PRELIMINARY CONCEPTUAL DESIGN FOR A GENERAL PURPOSE BATTLEFIELD NEUROCOMPUTER THAT WILL SATISFY THE REQUIREMENTS FOR APPLICATIONS IN AS MANY OF THESE PROBLEM AREAS AS POSSIBLE. TO ACCOMPLISH THESE OBJECTIVES, HNC WILL VISIT SEVERAL ARMY ACTIVITIES AND ESTABLISH HIGH-PAYOFF ARMY BATTLEFIELD NEUROCOMPUTER APPLICATIONS. THESE APPLICATIONS WILL BE TRANSLATED IN SUCCESSION INTO NEURAL NETWORK ARCHITECTURES, NEUROCOMPUTER PROCESSING REQUIREMENTS, AND FINALLY INTO A NEURAL NETWORK HARDWARE ARCHITECTURE. THE NONDEVELOPMENT AND DEVELOPMENT ITEMS OF THIS HARDWARE ARCHITECTURE WILL BE IDENTIFIED, AND NEW SEMICONDUCTOR CHIPS WILL BE DESCRIBED USING VHSIC SPECIFICATIONS. HNC WILL ALSO DELIVER A CHARACTERISTIC DEMONSTRATION OF NEUROCOMPUTER PROCESSING APPLIED TO A TYPICAL ARMY TARGET RECOGNITION PROBLEM.