The Object Perceptron Learning Algorithm on Generalised Hopfield Networks for Associative Memory

We present a study of generalised Hopfield networks for associative memory. By analysing the radius of attraction of a stable state, the Object Perceptron Learning Algorithm (OPLA) and OPLA scheme are proposed to store a set of sample patterns (vectors) in a generalised Hopfield network with their radii of attraction as large as we require. OPLA modifies a set of weights and a threshold in a way similar to the perceptron learning algorithm. The simulation results show that the OPLA scheme is more effective for associative memory than both the sum-of-outer produce scheme with a Hopfield network and the weighted sum-of-outer product scheme with an asymmetric Hopfield network.