RegressionNeuralNetwork Predict

Predict responses using neural network regression model

Since R2021b

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Libraries:
Statistics and Machine Learning Toolbox / Regression

Description

The RegressionNeuralNetwork Predict block predicts responses using a neural network regression object (RegressionNeuralNetwork or CompactRegressionNeuralNetwork).

Import a trained regression object into the block by specifying the name of a workspace variable that contains the object. The input port x receives an observation (predictor data), and the output port yfit returns a predicted response for the observation.

Examples

Predict Responses Using RegressionNeuralNetwork Predict Block

Train a neural network regression model, and then use the RegressionNeuralNetwork Predict block for response prediction.

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Ports

Input

x — Predictor data

row vector | column vector

Predictor data, specified as a row or column vector of one observation.

The variables in x must have the same order as the predictor variables that trained the model specified by Select trained machine learning model.

Data Types: single | double | half | int8 | int16 | int32 | int64 | uint8 | uint16 | uint32 | uint64 | Boolean | fixed point

Output

yfit — Predicted response

scalar

Predicted response, returned as a scalar.

Data Types: single | double | half | int8 | int16 | int32 | int64 | uint8 | uint16 | uint32 | uint64 | Boolean | fixed point

Parameters

Main

Select trained machine learning model — Neural network regression model

nnetMdl (default) | RegressionNeuralNetwork | CompactRegressionNeuralNetwork

Specify the name of a workspace variable that contains a RegressionNeuralNetwork object or CompactRegressionNeuralNetwork object.

When you train the model by using fitrnet, the following restrictions apply:

• The predictor data cannot include categorical predictors (logical, categorical, char, string, or cell). If you supply training data in a table, the predictors must be numeric (double or single). Also, you cannot use the CategoricalPredictors name-value argument. To include categorical predictors in a model, preprocess them by using dummyvar before fitting the model.

• The response data must consist of one response variable only. Multiresponse regression is not supported.

Programmatic Use

Block Parameter: TrainedLearner

Type: workspace variable

Values: RegressionNeuralNetwork object | CompactRegressionNeuralNetwork object

Default: 'nnetMdl'

Data Types

Fixed-Point Operational Parameters

Integer rounding mode — Rounding mode for fixed-point operations

Floor (default) | Ceiling | Convergent | Nearest | Round | Simplest | Zero

Specify the rounding mode for fixed-point operations. For more information, see Rounding Modes (Fixed-Point Designer).

Block parameters always round to the nearest representable value. To control the rounding of a block parameter, enter an expression into the mask field using a MATLAB^® rounding function.

Programmatic Use

Block Parameter: RndMeth

Type: character vector

Values: "Ceiling" | "Convergent" | "Floor" | "Nearest" | "Round" | "Simplest" | "Zero"

Default: "Floor"

Saturate on integer overflow — Method of overflow action

off (default) | on

Specify whether overflows saturate or wrap.

Action	Rationale	Impact on Overflows	Example
Select this check box (on).	Your model has possible overflow, and you want explicit saturation protection in the generated code.	Overflows saturate to either the minimum or maximum value that the data type can represent.	The maximum value that the int8 (signed 8-bit integer) data type can represent is 127. Any block operation result greater than this maximum value causes overflow of the 8-bit integer. With the check box selected, the block output saturates at 127. Similarly, the block output saturates at a minimum output value of –128.
Clear this check box (off).	You want to optimize the efficiency of your generated code. You want to avoid overspecifying how a block handles out-of-range signals. For more information, see Troubleshoot Signal Range Errors (Simulink).	Overflows wrap to the appropriate value that the data type can represent.	The maximum value that the int8 (signed 8-bit integer) data type can represent is 127. Any block operation result greater than this maximum value causes overflow of the 8-bit integer. With the check box cleared, the software interprets the value causing the overflow as int8, which can produce an unintended result. For example, a block result of 130 (binary 1000 0010) expressed as int8 is –126.

Programmatic Use

Block Parameter: SaturateOnIntegerOverflow

Type: character vector

Values: "off" | "on"

Default: "off"

Lock output data type setting against changes by the fixed-point tools — Prevention of fixed-point tools from overriding data type

off (default) | on

Select this parameter to prevent the fixed-point tools from overriding the data type you specify for the block. For more information, see Use Lock Output Data Type Setting (Fixed-Point Designer).

Programmatic Use

Block Parameter: LockScale

Type: character vector

Values: "off" | "on"

Default: "off"

Data Type

Output data type — Data type of yfit output

Inherit: auto (default) | double | single | half | int8 | uint8 | int16 | uint16 | int32 | uint32 | int64 | uint64 | boolean | fixdt(1,16,0) | fixdt(1,16,2^0,0) | <data type expression>

Specify the data type for the yfit output. The type can be inherited, specified directly, or expressed as a data type object such as Simulink.NumericType.

When you select Inherit: auto, the block uses a rule that inherits a data type.

For more information about data types, see Control Data Types of Signals (Simulink).

Click the Show data type assistant button to display the Data Type Assistant, which helps you set the data type attributes. For more information, see Specify Data Types Using Data Type Assistant (Simulink).

Programmatic Use

Block Parameter: OutDataTypeStr

Type: character vector

Values: "Inherit: auto" | "double" | "single" | "half" | "int8" | "uint8" | "int16" | "uint16" | "int32" | "uint32" | "int64" | "uint64" | "boolean" | "fixdt(1,16,0)" | "fixdt(1,16,2^0,0)" | "<data type expression>"

Default: "Inherit: auto"

Output data type Minimum — Minimum value of yfit output for range checking

[] (default) | scalar

Specify the lower value of the yfit output range that Simulink^® checks.

Simulink uses the minimum value to perform:

• Parameter range checking for some blocks (see Specify Minimum and Maximum Values for Block Parameters (Simulink)).

• Simulation range checking (see Specify Signal Ranges (Simulink) and Enable Simulation Range Checking (Simulink)).

• Optimization of the code that you generate from the model. This optimization can remove algorithmic code and affect the results of some simulation modes, such as software-in-the-loop (SIL) mode or external mode. For more information, see Optimize using the specified minimum and maximum values (Embedded Coder).

Note

The Output data type Minimum parameter does not saturate or clip the actual yfit signal. To do so, use the Saturation (Simulink) block instead.

Programmatic Use

Block Parameter: OutMin

Type: character vector

Values: '[]' | scalar

Default: '[]'

Output data type Maximum — Maximum value of yfit output for range checking

[] (default) | scalar

Specify the upper value of the yfit output range that Simulink checks.

Simulink uses the maximum value to perform:

• Parameter range checking for some blocks (see Specify Minimum and Maximum Values for Block Parameters (Simulink)).

• Simulation range checking (see Specify Signal Ranges (Simulink) and Enable Simulation Range Checking (Simulink)).

• Optimization of the code that you generate from the model. This optimization can remove algorithmic code and affect the results of some simulation modes, such as SIL or external mode. For more information, see Optimize using the specified minimum and maximum values (Embedded Coder).

Note

The Output data type Maximum parameter does not saturate or clip the actual yfit signal. To do so, use the Saturation (Simulink) block instead.

Programmatic Use

Block Parameter: OutMax

Type: character vector

Values: '[]' | scalar

Default: '[]'

Output layer data type — Data type of final fully connected layer

Inherit: Inherit via internal rule (default) | double | single | half | int8 | uint8 | int16 | uint16 | int32 | uint32 | int64 | uint64 | boolean | fixdt(1,16,0) | fixdt(1,16,2^0,0) | <data type expression>

Specify the data type for the output layer. The type can be inherited, specified directly, or expressed as a data type object such as Simulink.NumericType.

When you select Inherit: Inherit via internal rule, the block uses an internal rule to determine the output data type. The internal rule chooses a data type that optimizes numerical accuracy, performance, and generated code size, while taking into account the properties of the embedded target hardware. The software cannot always optimize efficiency and numerical accuracy at the same time.

For more information about data types, see Control Data Types of Signals (Simulink).

Click the Show data type assistant button to display the Data Type Assistant, which helps you set the data type attributes. For more information, see Specify Data Types Using Data Type Assistant (Simulink).

Programmatic Use

Block Parameter: OutputLayerDataTypeStr

Type: character vector

Values: 'Inherit: Inherit via internal rule' | 'double' | 'single' | 'half' | 'int8' | 'uint8' | 'int16' | 'uint16' | 'int32' | 'uint32' | 'int64' | 'uint64' | 'boolean' | 'fixdt(1,16,0)' | 'fixdt(1,16,2^0,0)' | '<data type expression>'

Default: 'Inherit: Inherit via internal rule'

Output layer data type Minimum — Minimum value for final fully connected layer

[] (default) | scalar

Specify the lower value of the output layer's internal variable range checked by Simulink.

Simulink uses the minimum value to perform:

• Parameter range checking for some blocks (see Specify Minimum and Maximum Values for Block Parameters (Simulink)).

• Simulation range checking (see Specify Signal Ranges (Simulink) and Enable Simulation Range Checking (Simulink)).

• Optimization of the code that you generate from the model. This optimization can remove algorithmic code and affect the results of some simulation modes, such as software-in-the-loop (SIL) mode or external mode. For more information, see Optimize using the specified minimum and maximum values (Embedded Coder).

Note

The Output layer data type Minimum parameter does not saturate or clip the output layer value signal.

Programmatic Use

Block Parameter: OutputLayerOutMin

Type: character vector

Values: '[]' | scalar

Default: '[]'

Output layer data type Maximum — Maximum value for final fully connected layer

[] (default) | scalar

Specify the upper value of the output layer's internal variable range checked by Simulink.

Simulink uses the maximum value to perform:

• Parameter range checking for some blocks (see Specify Minimum and Maximum Values for Block Parameters (Simulink)).

• Simulation range checking (see Specify Signal Ranges (Simulink) and Enable Simulation Range Checking (Simulink)).

• Optimization of the code that you generate from the model. This optimization can remove algorithmic code and affect the results of some simulation modes, such as SIL or external mode. For more information, see Optimize using the specified minimum and maximum values (Embedded Coder).

Note

The Output layer data type Maximum parameter does not saturate or clip the output layer value signal.

Programmatic Use

Block Parameter: OutputLayerOutMax

Type: character vector

Values: '[]' | scalar

Default: '[]'

Layer 1 data type — Data type of first fully connected layer

Inherit: Inherit via internal rule (default) | double | single | half | int8 | uint8 | int16 | uint16 | int32 | uint32 | int64 | uint64 | boolean | fixdt(1,16,0) | fixdt(1,16,2^0,0) | <data type expression>

Specify the data type for the first layer. The type can be inherited, specified directly, or expressed as a data type object such as Simulink.NumericType.

When you select Inherit: Inherit via internal rule, the block uses an internal rule to determine the data type. The internal rule chooses a data type that optimizes numerical accuracy, performance, and generated code size, while taking into account the properties of the embedded target hardware. The software cannot always optimize efficiency and numerical accuracy at the same time.

For more information about data types, see Control Data Types of Signals (Simulink).

Click the Show data type assistant button to display the Data Type Assistant, which helps you set the data type attributes. For more information, see Specify Data Types Using Data Type Assistant (Simulink).

Tips

A trained neural network can have more than one fully connected layer, excluding the output layer.

• You can specify the data type for each individual layer for the first 10 layers. Specify the data type Layer n data type for each layer. The data type of the first layer is Layer 1 data type, the data type of the second layer is Layer 2 data type, and so on.

• You can specify the data type for layers 11 to k, where k is the total number of layers, by using the data type Additional layer(s) data type. The Block Parameter for Additional layer(s) data type is Layer11DataTypeStr.

• The data types Layer n data type and Additional layer(s) data type can be inherited, specified directly, or expressed as a data type object such as Simulink.NumericType. These data types support the same values as Layer 1 data type.

Programmatic Use

Block Parameter: Layer1DataTypeStr

Type: character vector

Values: 'Inherit: Inherit via internal rule' | 'double' | 'single' | 'half' | 'int8' | 'uint8' | 'int16' | 'uint16' | 'int32' | 'uint32' | 'int64' | 'uint64' | 'boolean' | 'fixdt(1,16,0)' | 'fixdt(1,16,2^0,0)' | '<data type expression>'

Default: 'Inherit: Inherit via internal rule'

Layer 1 data type Minimum — Minimum value for first fully connected layer

[] (default) | scalar

Specify the lower value of the first layer's internal variable range checked by Simulink.

Simulink uses the minimum value to perform:

• Parameter range checking for some blocks (see Specify Minimum and Maximum Values for Block Parameters (Simulink)).

• Simulation range checking (see Specify Signal Ranges (Simulink) and Enable Simulation Range Checking (Simulink)).

• Optimization of the code that you generate from the model. This optimization can remove algorithmic code and affect the results of some simulation modes, such as software-in-the-loop (SIL) mode or external mode. For more information, see Optimize using the specified minimum and maximum values (Embedded Coder).

Note

The Layer 1 data type Minimum parameter does not saturate or clip the first layer value signal.

Tips

A trained neural network can have more than one fully connected layer, excluding the output layer.

• You can specify the lower value of each individual layer's internal variable range checked by Simulink for the first 10 layers. Specify the lower value Layer n minimum for each layer. The minimum value of the first layer is Layer 1 minimum, the minimum value of the second layer is Layer 2 minimum, and so on.

• You can specify the lower value for layers 11 to k, where k is the total number of layers, by using Additional layer(s) minimum. The Block Parameter for Additional layer(s) minimum is Layer11OutMin.

• Layer n minimum and Additional layer(s) minimum support the same values as Layer 1 minimum.

Programmatic Use

Block Parameter: Layer1OutMin

Type: character vector

Values: '[]' | scalar

Default: '[]'

Layer 1 data type Maximum — Maximum value for first fully connected layer

[] (default) | scalar

Specify the upper value of the first layer's internal variable range checked by Simulink.

Simulink uses the maximum value to perform:

• Parameter range checking for some blocks (see Specify Minimum and Maximum Values for Block Parameters (Simulink)).

• Simulation range checking (see Specify Signal Ranges (Simulink) and Enable Simulation Range Checking (Simulink)).

• Optimization of the code that you generate from the model. This optimization can remove algorithmic code and affect the results of some simulation modes, such as SIL or external mode. For more information, see Optimize using the specified minimum and maximum values (Embedded Coder).

Note

The Layer 1 data type Maximum parameter does not saturate or clip the first layer value signal.

Tips

A trained neural network can have more than one fully connected layer, excluding the output layer.

• You can specify the upper value of each individual layer's internal variable range checked by Simulink for the first 10 layers. Specify the upper value Layer n maximum for each layer. The maximum value of the first layer is Layer 1 maximum, the maximum value of the second layer is Layer 2 maximum, and so on.

• You can specify the upper value for layers 11 to k, where k is the total number of layers, by using Additional layer(s) maximum. The Block Parameter for Additional layer(s) maximum is Layer11OutMax.

• Layer n maximum and Additional layer(s) maximum support the same values as Layer 1 maximum.

Programmatic Use

Block Parameter: Layer1OutMax

Type: character vector

Values: '[]' | scalar

Default: '[]'

Block Characteristics

Data Types	Boolean | double | fixed point | half | integer | single
Direct Feedthrough	yes
Multidimensional Signals	no
Variable-Size Signals	no
Zero-Crossing Detection	no

Alternative Functionality

You can use a MATLAB Function block with the predict object function of a neural network regression object (RegressionNeuralNetwork or CompactRegressionNeuralNetwork). For an example, see Predict Class Labels Using MATLAB Function Block.

When deciding whether to use the RegressionNeuralNetwork Predict block in the Statistics and Machine Learning Toolbox™ library or a MATLAB Function block with the predict function, consider the following:

• If you use the Statistics and Machine Learning Toolbox library block, you can use the Fixed-Point Tool (Fixed-Point Designer) to convert a floating-point model to fixed point.

• Support for variable-size arrays must be enabled for a MATLAB Function block with the predict function.

• If you use a MATLAB Function block, you can use MATLAB functions for preprocessing or post-processing before or after predictions in the same MATLAB Function block.

Extended Capabilities

C/C++ Code Generation
Generate C and C++ code using Simulink® Coder™.

Fixed-Point Conversion
Design and simulate fixed-point systems using Fixed-Point Designer™.

Version History

Introduced in R2021b