Output Analysis of Neural Oscillator Networks Having Lateral Inhibition Structures

This paper proposes a network of neural oscillators having lateral inhibition structures. Our previous research suggested a new control system for active mass dampers (AMDs) consisting of a neural oscillator network and a position controller. However, the proposed system required a large number of neural oscillators for robust operation, which made the implementation more difficult in microcomputers. Thus, there was a need to limit the number of oscillators for application. This research addressed this need by changing the internal structure of the network. This paper provides new structures that reduce the number of neural oscillators. The introduced lateral inhibition structures used in this work should be useful for the implementation of the network into the microcomputers.