title: The min-max function differentiation and training of fuzzy neural networks.
abstract: This paper discusses the Delta-rule and training of min-max neural networks by developing a differentiation theory for min-max functions, the functions containing min (wedge) and/or max (V) operations. We first prove that under certain conditions all min-max functions are continuously differentiable almost everywhere in the real number field R and derive the explicit formulas for the differentiation. These results are the basis for developing the Delta-rule for the training of min-max neural networks. The convergence of the new Delta-rule is proved theoretically using the stochastic theory, and is demonstrated with a simulation example.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Electr. Eng., Nat. Univ. of Singapore.
authors.forename: X
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: C C
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Hang
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tan
authors.forename: P Z
authors.initials: PZ
authors.lastname: Wang