Parallel rank-order filtering based on impulse K-WINNERS-TAKE-ALL neural network.
A continuous-time K-winners-take-all (KWTA) neural network (NN) which is capable of identifying the largest K of N inputs, where a command signal has presented. The network is described by a state equation with a discontinuous right-hand side and by an output equation. The state equation contains an impulse train defined by a sum of Dirac delta functions. The main advantage of the network is not subject to the intrinsic convergence speed limitations of comparable designs. Application of the network for parallel rank-order filtering has described.