Journal Club

Presentation
Tanmay Chavan
18th Sep 2017
Outline
o What to expect ?
o More on Axonal Delays
o Spiking Neuron Wavefront Algorithm
o Linking to SNN
o Results
o Gaps

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 Adaptive Robot Path Planning Using a
Spiking Neuron Algorithm with Axonal
Delays
Tiffany Hwu, Alexander Y. Wang, Nicolas Oros Jeffrey L. Krichmar

Published in: IEEE Transactions on Cognitive and Developmental Systems (Volume :PP, Issue: 99 )
Date of Publication: 19 January 2017

Link : http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/7827038/

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 What to expect? Finding the best
possible route to
Network adapts to temporal your destination in
changes in its environment a map

Adaptive Robot Path Planning Using a

Spiking Neuron Algorithm with
Axonal Delays
Learning is achieved by
modulating the time delay for
pre neuron spike to reach the
post neuron
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 More on Axonal Delays
o Recent evidence suggests that the myelin
sheath, which wraps around and insulates
axons, undergoes a form of activity-
dependent plasticity

o Myelin sheath becomes thicker with

learning motor skills and cognitive tasks.

o A thicker myelin sheath implies faster

conduction velocities and improved
synchrony between neurons.

Biologically plausible learning algorithm !!

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Spiking Neuron Wavefront Algorithm
1st Step 2nd Step Final Cost Map

Optimal Paths

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Linking to SNN
𝑑4
5 𝑑
5 1 Initial Delay for
≡ 𝑑3
5 all axons = 5
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𝑑2

Learning Rule: 𝚫𝒅𝒊𝒋 = 𝜼 × (𝒎𝒂𝒑𝒙,𝒚 − 𝒅𝒊,𝒋 )

For Example : 𝜂 = 1

Δ𝑑1 = 1 × 8 − 5 = 3
𝑚𝑎𝑝(𝑥, 𝑦)

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Results

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Gaps
o Extremely simple neuron model used
o AER based architecture
o Read out process required to get the optimum path
o Can we use STDP to solve this problem? (Polychronization)
o No demonstration of dynamic adaptation

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Thank You

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