THE RECOGNITION PROBLEM,
Abstract
The book deals with provisional solutions of as yet mathematically unformulated problems encountered in the design of machines that make use of a recognition function. A survey of work that has been done in a variety of approaches to the problem is developed beginning with conditioned-reflex and neuron theory and Rosenblatt's 'Perceptron.' Topics include similarity search, receptor-space transformation, recognition vs. simulation, causes of poor system performance, a 'discover-the-law' game, the information-theoretical usefulness concept, and statistical criteria. An analogy is drawn with learning in a child, where instruction is based not on direct modification of the physical system itself, but by indirect stimulation of its receptors. Appendixes deal with hypotheses containing only truth, optimum hypotheses, and nonlogarithmic optimum determining algorithms, and, lastly, present a set of 100 recognition problems for a program. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jul 01, 1968
- Accession Number
- AD0682462
Entities
People
- M. M. Bongard
Organizations
- National Air and Space Intelligence Center