A novel chaotic neural network with self-feedback

Abstract

Chaotic neural networks have been proved to be strong tools to solve the optimization problems. In order to escape the local minima, a new function is introduced into the self-feedback item of the transiently chaotic neural network, this paper proposes chaotic neural network with nonlinear function self-feedback by improving the self-feedback item of Chen and Aihara's network making that the network has new character which is different from linear self-feedback network. The figures of the reversed bifurcation and the maximal Lyapunov exponents of single neural unit were given, We constructed the energy function of chaotic neural network, and analyzed the sufficient condition for the networks to reach asymptotical stability and set the parameters of the networks for solving traveling salesman problem (TSP). The simulation results in solving 10-city TSP show that the new model is valid in solving optimization problems.