Lab # 12

Open Ended Lab

Objective:
Design artificial neural networks (ANN) to recognize gait activities using ankle-foot angles
for various activities.
Data:
We are provided with training and target data (excel file) for three gait activities such as
Gait Activities Target/Class
Ramp Ascend (RA) 1
Ramp Descend (RD) 2
Level Ground (LG) 3

We have two kinds of sample/testing data: 1) from training data, 2) external data.
Artificial Neural Networks:
An artificial neural network (ANN) is the piece of a computing system designed to
simulate the way the human brain analyzes and processes information. It is the foundation
of artificial intelligence (AI) and solves problems that would prove impossible or difficult by
human or statistical standards.
Uses:
Artificial neural networks (ANN) are used for modelling non-linear problems and to
predict the output values for given input parameters from their training values.
Methodology:
a) Variable Declaration:
Declare variables and import data from the given excel file to the variables.

Figure 1: variable declaration

b) nntool Command:
Write nntool command in the command window and enter. An interface will open and import all the
training data, testing1, testing2 and Target data in it.
 Figure 2: nntool Interface

Figure 3: Data import window

c) Just click on the New tab button and enter the input output data, no. of neuron layers,
functions and no. of neurons in the layers.

Figure 4: Neural Network creation

d) Then train the neural network for specific Input Targets data. By clicking on the Train
Network button.

Figure 6: Neural network training

Figure 5: Regression values

Figure 7: Output data

e) Output:

Sample Data 1 Network class

(from training data) (1/2/3) prediction
Col 1 2.8893
Col 2 2.9302
Col 3 2.0758
Col 4 2.1578
Col 5 1.0686
Col 6 1.0423
Success Rate 100%
Testing data 2:

Figure 8: Neural network creation

Figure 9: Regression Values

Figure 10: Output Values

Output:

Sample Data 1 Network class

(from training (1/2/3) prediction
data)
Col 1 2.8233
Col 2 1.4210
Col 3 2.855
Col 4 2.0257
Col 5 1.5946
Col 6 1.749
Success Rate 66.6667%