/**
* Copyright 2010 Neuroph Project http://neuroph.sourceforge.net
*
* Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
* you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
* You may obtain a copy of the License at
*
* http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
*
* Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
* distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
* WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
* See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
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*/
package org.neuroph.util.random;
import org.neuroph.core.Connection;
import org.neuroph.core.Neuron;
/**
* This class provides distort randomization technique, which distorts existing
* weight values using specified distortion factor.
* Weights are distorted using following formula:
* newWeightValue = currentWeightValue + (distortionFactor - (random * distortionFactor * 2))
* @author Zoran Sevarac
*/
public class DistortRandomizer extends WeightsRandomizer {
/**
* Distrotion factor which determines the amount to distort existing weight values
*/
double distortionFactor;
/**
* Create a new instance of DistortRandomizer with specified distortion factor
* @param distortionFactor amount to distort existing weights
*/
public DistortRandomizer(double distortionFactor) {
this.distortionFactor = distortionFactor;
}
/**
* Iterate all layers, neurons and connection weight and apply distort randomization
* @param neuron
*/
@Override
protected void randomize(Neuron neuron) {
for (Connection connection : neuron.getInputConnections()) {
double weight = connection.getWeight().getValue();
connection.getWeight().setValue(distort(weight));
}
}
/**
* Returns distorted weight value
* @param weight current weight value
* @return distorted weight value
*/
private double distort(double weight) {
return weight + (this.distortionFactor - (randomGen.nextDouble() * this.distortionFactor * 2));
}
}
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