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June 13th
I placed my function in the main program and it runs with the ART1 algorithm. I linked the output of the function to display the matrix on a graph. Now basically the ART1 code is used for letter patterns. It can be modified to work with other types of patterns, but letters are an easy start. Each pattern in the letters is similar to other patterns in other letters. Therefore when you look at the letter C it has the same pattern as the letter G except for some patterns of lines. The code uses a training pattern then outputs the new weights and also shows the categories and the corresponding patterns. I need to design a code that will work with this output.
June 14th
I came up with the code that works with the output. The function takes the final weights and displays the pattern as little black dots. The little black dots can actually be coded as any design.The code may look simple but trust me its quite a challenge to program output the way you want it. Using MATLAB you must decide how you want the graphs to look then after that you have to decide how you want the figure window itself to look. Then if it doesn't look right you have two options, either change the code or just change the figure from the properties window. LINK TO MATLAB CODE
June 15th
Today is Saturday. Therefore today I slept late. When I woke up I decided to add links to this website. I thought it would suit the project to have links to the code I am using and the output of this code. I believe that it makes the project so much better to allow people the freedom to view your work. Today I also went to Smokey Bones restaurant with my roommates. They have terrific steaks and ribs.
June 16th
Today is Sunday. Therefore it's similar to Saturday (meaning I slept late). I also started thinking about how I want the output of the training pattern. Do I want the training pattern to look like a binary matrix or do I want it to look like the letters.
June 17th
I finally finished the matlab code to display all the letters in three different fonts. Professor Valova asked me if I could have each letter appear in its own window. It makes the output look so much more presentable when each individual object is separated. I programmed MATLAB to display the letters in their own windows I also programmed MATLAB to display the output in another figure.
LINK TO MATLAB CODE FOR OUTPUT
LINK TO MATLAB CODE FOR LETTERS
LINK TO OUTPUT OF ART1
LINK TO ALL OF THE MATLAB CODE I USED FOR ART1
June 18th
Today Professor Valova talked to me about the new project. The second part of this project is on Self-Organizing Maps. My job for the next three weeks is to research all of the possible algorithms that can and have been used for SOM and also to see how these algorithms differ from the classical algorithm. After finishing this research I will attempt to program SOM using MATLAB. This time the code is supposed to allow the user freedom to change the training data and also be able to click on certain maps to change their properties.
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