Relating observability and compressed sensing of time-varying signals in recurrent linear networks.

Journal: Neural networks : the official journal of the International Neural Network Society
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Abstract

In this paper, we study how the dynamics of recurrent networks, formulated as general dynamical systems, mediate the recovery of sparse, time-varying signals. Our formulation resembles the well-described problem of compressed sensing, but in a dynamic setting. We specifically consider the problem of recovering a high-dimensional network input, over time, from observation of only a subset of the network states (i.e., the network output). Our goal is to ascertain how the network dynamics may enable recovery, even if classical methods fail at each time instant. We are particularly interested in understanding performance in scenarios where both the input and output are corrupted by disturbance and noise, respectively. Our main results consist of the development of analytical conditions, including a generalized observability criterion, that ensure exact and stable input recovery in a dynamic, recurrent network setting.

Authors

  • MohammadMehdi Kafashan
    Department of Electrical and Systems Engineering, Washington University in St. Louis, MO 63130, USA.
  • Anirban Nandi
    Department of Electrical and Systems Engineering, Washington University in St. Louis, One Brookings Drive, Campus Box 1042, MO 63130, United States. Electronic address: nandia@ese.wustl.edu.
  • ShiNung Ching