Neuron.cpp

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#define GRT_DLL_EXPORTS
#include "Neuron.h"

GRT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE

Neuron::Neuron(){
 activationFunction = LINEAR;
 numInputs = 0;
 gamma = 2.0;
 bias = 0;
 previousBiasUpdate = 0;
}

Neuron::Neuron( const Neuron &rhs ){
 this->gamma = rhs.gamma;
 this->bias = rhs.bias;
 this->previousBiasUpdate = rhs.previousBiasUpdate;
 this->weights = rhs.weights;
 this->previousUpdate = rhs.previousUpdate;
 this->numInputs = rhs.numInputs;
 this->activationFunction = rhs.activationFunction;
}

Neuron::~Neuron(){}

Neuron& Neuron::operator=(const Neuron &rhs){
 if( this != &rhs ){
 this->gamma = rhs.gamma;
 this->bias = rhs.bias;
 this->previousBiasUpdate = rhs.previousBiasUpdate;
 this->weights = rhs.weights;
 this->previousUpdate = rhs.previousUpdate;
 this->numInputs = rhs.numInputs;
 this->activationFunction = rhs.activationFunction;
 }

 return *this;
}

bool Neuron::init(const UINT numInputs,const Type activationFunction,Random &random,const Float minWeightRange,const Float maxWeightRange,const Float minBiasRange,const Float maxBiasRange){
 
 if( !validateActivationFunction(activationFunction) ){
 return false;
 }
 
 this->numInputs = numInputs;
 this->activationFunction = activationFunction;
 
 weights.resize(numInputs);
 previousUpdate.resize(numInputs);
 
 //Randomise the weights
 //Note, it's better to set the random values using small weights rather than [-1.0 1.0]
 for(unsigned int i=0; i<numInputs; i++){
 weights[i] = random.getUniform(minWeightRange,maxWeightRange);
 previousUpdate[i] = 0;
 }

 //Randomise the bias
 bias = random.getUniform(minBiasRange,maxBiasRange);
 previousBiasUpdate = 0;
 
 return true;
}

void Neuron::clear(){
 numInputs = 0;
 bias = 0;
 previousBiasUpdate = 0;
 weights.clear();
 previousUpdate.clear();
}

Float Neuron::fire(const VectorFloat &x){
 
 Float y = 0;
 UINT i=0;
 
 switch( activationFunction ){
 case(LINEAR):
 y = bias;
 for(i=0; i<numInputs; i++){
 y += x[i] * weights[i];
 }
 break;
 case(SIGMOID):
 y = bias;
 for(i=0; i<numInputs; i++){
 y += x[i] * weights[i];
 }
 
 y = 1.0/(1.0+exp(-y));
 break;
 case(BIPOLAR_SIGMOID):
 y = bias;
 for(i=0; i<numInputs; i++){
 y += x[i] * weights[i];
 }
 
 y = (2.0 / (1.0 + exp(-gamma * y))) - 1.0;
 break;
 case(TANH):
 y = bias;
 for(i=0; i<numInputs; i++){
 y += x[i] * weights[i];
 }
 y = tanh( y );
 break;
 }
 return y;
 
}

Float Neuron::getDerivative(const Float &y){

 Float yy = 0;
 switch( activationFunction ){
 case(LINEAR):
 yy = 1.0;
 break;
 case(SIGMOID):
 yy = y * (1.0 - y);
 break;
 case(BIPOLAR_SIGMOID):
 yy = (gamma * (1.0 - (y*y))) / 2.0;
 break;
 case(TANH):
 yy = 1.0 - (y*y);
 break;
 }
 return yy;
}
 
bool Neuron::validateActivationFunction(const Type actvationFunction){
 if( actvationFunction >= LINEAR && actvationFunction < NUMBER_OF_ACTIVATION_FUNCTIONS ) return true;
 return false;
}

GRT_END_NAMESPACE