SoftClusteringModel.h
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5  * \brief Model for "soft" clustering.
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34 
35 #ifndef SHARK_MODELS_CLUSTERING_SOFTCLUSTERINGMODEL_H
36 #define SHARK_MODELS_CLUSTERING_SOFTCLUSTERINGMODEL_H
37 
38 
40 
41 
42 namespace shark {
43 
44 
45 ///
46 /// \brief Model for "soft" clustering.
47 ///
48 /// \par
49 /// The SoftClusteringModel is based on an AbstractClustering
50 /// object. Given an input, the model outputs the cluster
51 /// membership function, which consists of a non-negative
52 /// value per cluster, and all memberships add up to one.
53 ///
54 /// \par
55 /// See also HardClusteringModel for the best matching cluster.
56 ///
57 template <class InputT>
58 class SoftClusteringModel : public ClusteringModel<InputT, RealVector>
59 {
62  typedef typename base_type::InputType InputType;
63  typedef typename base_type::OutputType OutputType;
64  typedef typename base_type::BatchOutputType BatchOutputType;
65  typedef typename base_type::BatchInputType BatchInputType;
66 public:
67  /// Constructor
68  SoftClusteringModel(ClusteringType* clustering)
69  : base_type(clustering){
71  clustering->hasSoftMembershipFunction(),
72  "[SoftClusteringModel] Clustering does not support soft membership function"
73  );
74  }
75 
76  /// \brief From INameable: return the class name.
77  std::string name() const
78  { return "SoftClusteringModel"; }
79 
80  /// \brief Compute best matching cluster.
81  ///
82  /// \par
83  /// The actual computation is redirected to the clustering object.
84  void eval(InputType const & pattern, OutputType& output)const{
85  output = this->mep_clustering->softMembership(pattern);
86  }
87 
88  /// \brief Compute best matching cluster for a batch of inputs.
89  ///
90  /// \par
91  /// The actual computation is redirected to the clustering object.
92  void eval(BatchInputType const & patterns, BatchOutputType& outputs)const{
93  outputs = this->mep_clustering->softMembership(patterns);
94  }
95 };
96 
97 
98 }
99 #endif