Self-organization of a recurrent RBF neural network using an information-oriented algorithm

This paper investigates how to construct a recurrent radial basis function neural network (RRBFNN) by an information-oriented algorithm (IOA) and how to adjust the parameters by a gradient algorithm simultaneously. In this IOA-based RRBFNN (IOA-RRBFNN), the proposed IOA is used to calculate the information processing strength (IPS) of hidden neurons, such that the independent component contributions between the hidden neurons and output neurons can be extracted. Then, a novel self-organizing strategy is proposed to optimize the structure of RRBFNN based on the input IPS and output IPS of hidden neurons. Meanwhile, a gradient algorithm is developed to update the parameters of IOA-RRBFNN. The proposed IOA-RRBFNN can be used to organize the network structure and adjust the parameters to improve its performance. Finally, several examples are presented to illustrate the effectiveness of IOA-RRBFNN. The results demonstrate that the proposed IOA-RRBFNN is more competitive in solving the nonlinear system modeling problems compared with some existing methods.