Predicting cement brick performance using Multilayer Perceptron Neural Networks

Complexity Analysis of Multilayer Perceptron Neural Network Embedded into a Wireless Sensor Network

Breast cancer is the most common kind of cancer, which is the cause of death among the women worldwide. There is evidence that shows that the early detection and treatment can increase the survival rate of patients who suffered this disease. Therefore, this paper proposes an automatic breast cancer diagnosis technique using a genetic algorithm for simultaneous feature selection and parameter optimization of an Multi Layer Perceptron (MLP) neural network. The aim of this paper is to propose a hybrid classification algorithm based on Multi-stage Weights Adjustment in the MLP (MWAMLP) neural network in two parts to improve the breast cancer diagnosis. In the first part, the three classifiers are trained simultaneously on the learning dataset. The output of the first part classifier together with the learning dataset is placed in a new dataset. This dataset uses a hybrid classifier method to model the mapping between the outputs of each ordinary classifier of the first part with real output labels. The proposed algorithm is implemented with three different variations of the backpropagation (BP) technique, namely the Levenberg–Marquardt, resilient BP and gradient descent with momentum for fine tuning of the weight of MLP neural network and their performances are compared. Interestingly, one of the proposed algorithms titled MWAMLP-RP produces the best and on average, 99.35% and 98.74% correct classification, respectively, on the Wisconsin Breast Cancer Database dataset, which is comparable with the obtained results from the methods titled GP-DLNN, GAANN and CAFS and other works found in the literature.

We applied multilayer perceptron (MLP) and radial basis function (RBF) neural networks using data from two water quality monitoring stations at the Karaj Dam in Iran. Input data were calcium ions (Ca2+), magnesium ions (Mg2+), sodium ions (Na+), chloride ions (Cl−), sulfate ( SO 42−), and pH, and the output data were total dissolved solids (TDS). An MLP with one hidden layer containing eight neurons was selected for the upstream water quality station using normalized input data. We developed a second MLP neural network for the downstream station with one hidden layer containing 10 neurons in the hidden layer using normalized input data. Considering applying normalized input data and one hidden layer, the coefficient of determination (R2) and index of agreement (IA) between the observed and the predicted data for the upstream and downstream monitoring stations using the MLP neural networks were 0.985, 0.84, 0.99, and 0.92, respectively. The RBF neural network with 100 neurons in its hidden layer reached the minimum errors between the observed and the predicted results in upstream and downstream stations. The R2 between observed and predicted data for upstream and downstream monitoring stations for the RBF was 0.999 and 0.998, respectively. Data normalization improved the performance of the MLP neural networks. Sensitivity analysis indicated that magnesium is the most effective water quality parameter for predicting TDS, and sulfate is the second most effective water quality parameter affecting TDS prediction at the Karaj Dam.

Hydraulic calculations of water distribution systems are currently performed using computer programs. In addition to the basic calculation procedure, modules responsible for evaluating the obtained calculation results are introduced more and more often into the programs. This article presents the results of research on artificial neural networks with a radial base function (RBF) and a multilayer perceptron (MLP), aimed at determining whether they can be used to model the relationship between the variables describing the computational section of the water distribution system and the diameter of the water pipe. The classification capabilities of the RBF and MLP networks were analyzed according to the number of neurons in the hidden layer of the network. A comparative analysis of RBF networks with multilayer perceptron (MLP) networks was performed. The results showed that the MLP networks have much better classification properties and are better suited for the task of assessing the selected diameters of the water pipes.

We applied multilayer perceptron (MLP) and radial basis function (RBF) neural network in upstream and downstream water quality stations of the Karaj Reservoir in Iran. For both neural networks, inputs were pH, turbidity, temperature, chlorophyll-a, biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) and nitrate, and the output was dissolved oxygen (DO). We used an MLP neural network with two hidden layers, for upstream station 15 and 33 neurons in the first and second layers respectively, and for the downstream station, 16 and 21 neurons in the first and second hidden layer were used which had minimum amount of errors. For learning process 6-fold cross validation were applied to avoid over fitting. The best results acquired from RBF model, in which the mean bias error (MBE) and root mean squared error (RMSE) were 0.063 and 0.10 for the upstream station. The MBE and RSME were 0.0126 and 0.099 for the downstream station. The coefficient of determination (<TEX>$R^2$</TEX>) between the observed data and the predicted data for upstream and downstream stations in the MLP was 0.801 and 0.904, respectively, and in the RBF network were 0.962 and 0.97, respectively. The MLP neural network had acceptable results; however, the results of RBF network were more accurate. A sensitivity analysis for the MLP neural network indicated that temperature was the first parameter, pH the second and nitrate was the last factor affecting the prediction of DO concentrations. The results proved the workability and accuracy of the RBF model in the prediction of the DO.

Demand forecasting is critical for the pharmaceutical industry to ensure efficient production, inventory management, and distribution, especially in dynamic and competitive markets. This study addresses the challenges of accurate demand prediction within the Tunisian pharmaceutical sector. The primary aim was to compare the forecasting accuracy of two methods, Holt-Winters (HW) and Multilayer Perceptron (MLP) neural networks, for three drug categories: Antiviral, Antibiotic, and Pain Relief. Additionally, the study provides actionable recommendations to enhance forecasting strategies. A 24-month (n=24) historical sales dataset (October 2020 to September 2022) from a Tunisian pharmaceutical demand forecasting company was analyzed. The analysis utilized the Holt-Winters model to incorporate seasonal adjustments and an MLP neural network to capture complex, non-linear sales patterns. Both models were evaluated using metrics such as mean squared error (MSE) to quantify prediction accuracy. The MLP neural network consistently and significantly outperformed the Holt-Winters method, demonstrating markedly lower MSE values (e.g., 0.0206 for Antivirals, compared to 30.06 for HW) and greater adaptability to demand variability across all drug categories. While effective for seasonal patterns, HW struggled with irregular fluctuations and complex dynamics. This study highlights the superiority of MLP neural networks for pharmaceutical demand forecasting due to their adaptability and accuracy in handling non-linear and variable data. The findings provide a strong quantitative basis for Tunisian pharmaceutical companies to adopt advanced machine learning techniques for more reliable planning. However, to fully realize the potential of these techniques and address the limitations outlined in this research, future research should explore hybrid models and integrate extended datasets that incorporate external market dynamics and trends.

Research into the problem of classification of radar returns from the ionosphere has been taken up as a challenging task for the neural networks (NNs). It appears from the literature review that for the Multi layer Perceptron (MLP) NN trained with backpropagation, reported average classification accuracy was about 96% on the test instances. This paper investigates and designs an optimal classifier using a radial basis function (RBF) NN. Authors compare the performance of two NN configurations, namely a well-known MLP NN model and the proposed RBF NN model on the radar dataset collected from the published studies. It is shown that the proposed RBF NN, consistently, has 100% accuracy on bad instances and 99.1935% accuracy on good instances. The results show that the proposed RBF NN classifier clearly outperforms the MLP NN one in various performance measures such as MSE, NMSE, correlation coefficients, area under the ROC curve and classification accuracy on the testing datasets even after attempting different data partitions.

Estimating impervious surfaces from medium spatial resolution imagery using the self-organizing map and multi-layer perceptron neural networks

Neural networks are a soft computing technique with wide application in signal processing as well as system and process modeling. In the present study, multilayer perceptron (MLP) neural networks were employed to process multidimensional signals generated in metal machining operations (including three-dimensional cutting force signals and three-dimensional cutting vibration signals) and to establish a model for predicting the machined surface roughness. This paper describes in detail our methods of multidimensional signal processing and modeling with MLP neural networks. The MLP neural network model developed in the present study fills an important research gap by taking into account the critical effect of tool-edge radius in machining. As compared to regression models, the MLP neural network model developed in the present study has significantly higher accuracy in predicting the machined surface roughness.

Bidikmisi scholarships are tuition assistance for prospective students who are economically disadvantaged but have the good academic potential to study at State Universities in Indonesia . With the amount Bidikmisi applicants, there is a need to use a system that can speed up the selection process and avoid human errors. The purpose of this study is to develop a classification system for Bidikmisi scholarship applicants at Universities in Indonesia. This study uses a multilayer perceptron (MLP) neural network to build a classification model. Because MLP has some hidden layers, MLP has advantages to predict or analyze complex problems. The methodology in this study is data collection, data preprocessing, data encoding, data modeling, and evaluation. The results of the classification of bidikmisi scholarship applicants are divided into two classes, namely accepted and rejected. The multilayer perceptron method generates an accuracy value of 72.81%. The Multilayer perceptron is compared with other classification methods, namely Naïve Bayes and K-Nearest Neighbors (KNN). The results of the classification using the Naïve Bayes method obtained an accuracy value of 79.47%, while the accuracy value using KNN was 78.33%. Evaluation using MLP resulted in precision, recall, and F1-measure values of 68.36%, 72.81%, and 66.33%. the results of the evaluation using Naïve Bayes were 75.58%, 79.47%, and 71.24%, while the KNN values were 71.90%, 78.33%, and 72.53%. In order to the conclusion in this research is the MLP method can generate good performance for the classification of bidikmisi scholarship applicants. However, Naïve Bayes’ performance is better than MLP for the classification of bidikmisi scholarship applicants.

In this paper, a multi-layered perceptron (MLP) neural network (NN) is proposed to nullify the effects of the measured data errors associated with phasor measurement units (PMUs). With this MLP NN, power system voltage stability is estimated by calculating voltage collapse indices (VCIs). Several VCIs are compared with two evaluation criteria to determine those appropriate indices that should be trained using NN as the target output. In other words, the data obtained from the PMU are exploited as the MLP NN inputs, and the exact informative VCIs are considered as its output. The capability of the proposed method is demonstrated by applying it to the New England 39-bus test system. The obtained results confirm the validity of the proposed technique.

The purpose of this study was to investigate the efficiency of using magnesium oxide nanoparticles, twisted tapes with different and modified twist ratios, and the different rotation velocity of perforated twisted tapes in the evaluation of Nusselt number, overall heat transfer coefficient and pressure drop in a double pipe heat exchanger. Subsequently, the results obtained from the experimental tests of Nusselt number, overall heat transfer coefficient and pressure drop using a modified twisted tape in a double pipe heat exchanger and a back propagation artificial neural network with a multilayered perceptron structure show the existence of a relationship between heat transfer parameters and input data such as cold and hot fluid temperatures, volume fractions of nanofluid, twisted tapes of different twist ratios, the rotation velocity of twisted tapes, Reynolds number of hot and cold fluids, viscosity and thermal conductivity of the nanofluid. Also, the non-monitored artificial neural network selected 33 neurons for use in the multilayered perceptron neural network. The network included the sigmoid function in the hidden layer and the Levenberg–Marquardt training algorithm with a three-layer topology of 9–33-1 with the correlation coefficients of 0.9987, 0.9933 and 0.9944 and the mean squared error of 0.66535, 4547.68 and 0.008768. This network was best for predicting heat transfer parameters such as Nusselt number, overall heat transfer coefficient and pressure drop.

We propose a method for enhancing the accuracy of bathymetry models based on a multilayer perceptron (MLP) neural network that integrates the differences in multisource marine geodetic data (MMGD) (longitude, latitude, reference bathymetry, slope, the meridional and prime components of vertical deflection, gravity anomaly, vertical gravity gradient, and mean dynamic topography). First, we use the MMGD differences between the shipborne sounding control points within 8′ × 8′ grid points and shipborne sounding control points as input data, as well as the differences between the topo_24.1 model and the measured bathymetric values at the control points as output data to train the MLP model. Second, we feed the input data from the central point of a 1′ × 1′ grid into the MLP model to obtain predictions, and then use the topo_24.1 model to recover the predicted bathymetry at the prediction point. We focus on the Caribbean Sea, and construct a Caribbean Bathymetric Chart of the Oceans (CBCO1) model using MLP neural network. The reliability of MMGD, a CBCO2 model using MMGD, and the reliability and effectiveness of the overall method are demonstrated through comparisons with the CBCO2, GEBCO_2022, topo_24.1, DTU18 models at the checkpoints.

Multiscale analysis of carbon nanotube-reinforced curved beams: A finite element approach coupled with multilayer perceptron neural network

Solid phase microextraction/gas chromatography/mass spectrometry integrated with chemometrics for detection of Salmonella typhimurium contamination in a packaged fresh vegetable