@inproceedings{06e7d9b11b3647989475a5ba3b19b441,
title = "Investigating the suitability of FPAAs for evolved hardware spiking neural networks",
abstract = "This paper investigates the use of a network of cascaded Field Programmable Analogue Arrays (FPAAs) to implement an evolved, analogue, Spiking Neural Network (SNN) pole balance controller. The SNN hardware platform interfaces to a simulated pole balancing model for evaluation. Performance of the evolved analogue hardware controller is compared to that of a software-based SNN controller. The evolved hardware network displays an improved tolerance to changing environments compared with networks evolved solely in simulation. The paper goes on to discuss the suitability of low density FPAA devices for analogue-centric hardware neural network platforms. It concludes by outlining some possible directions which address the observed limitations of using FPAAs for ANNs.",
keywords = "Analogue neural networks, FPAA hardware evolution, Spiking neural networks",
author = "Patrick Rocke and Brian McGinley and John Maher and Fearghal Morgan and Jim Harkin",
year = "2008",
doi = "10.1007/978-3-540-85857-7\_11",
language = "English",
isbn = "3540858563",
series = "Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)",
publisher = "Springer-Verlag",
pages = "118--129",
booktitle = "Evolvable Systems",
note = "8th International Conference on Evolvable Systems: From Biology to Hardware, ICES 2008 ; Conference date: 21-09-2008 Through 24-09-2008",
}