title: Self-organizing map (SOM) of space acceleration measurement system (SAMS) data.
abstract: In this paper, space acceleration measurement system (SAMS) data have been classified using self-organizing map (SOM) networks without any supervision; i.e., no a priori knowledge is assumed regarding input patterns belonging to a certain class. Input patterns are created on the basis of power spectral densities of SAMS data. Results for SAMS data from STS-50 and STS-57 missions are presented. Following issues are discussed in details: impact of number of neurons, global ordering of SOM weight vectors, effectiveness of a SOM in data classification, and effects of shifting time windows in the generation of input patterns. The concept of 'cascade of SOM networks' is also developed and tested. It has been found that a SOM network can successfully classify SAMS data obtained during STS-50 and STS-57 missions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Pennsylvania State University, University Park 16802, USA.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sinha
authors.forename: A D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Smith
mesh_terms: D000054:Acceleration; D003627:Data Interpretation, Statistical; D001330:Electronic Data Processing; D016571:Neural Networks, Computer; D012815:Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted; D012984:Software; D013026:Space Flight / Q000295:instrumentation*; D018531:Spacecraft / Q000295:instrumentation; D014732:Vibration; D014893:Weightlessness