Prediction of yarn strength based on an expert weighted neural network optimized by particle swarm optimization

Aiming at solving the problem that existing artificial neural networks (ANNs) still have low accuracy in predicting yarn strength, this study combines traditional expert experience and an ANN to propose a hybrid network, named the expert weighted neural network. Many studies have shown that it is reliable to predict yarn strength based on ANN technology. However, most ANN training models face with problems of low accuracy and easy trapping into their local minima. The strength prediction of traditional yarns relies on expert experience. Obvious expert experience can help the model perform preliminary learning and help the algorithm model achieve higher accuracy. Therefore, this study proposes a neural network model that combines expert weights and particle swarm optimization (PSO). The model uses PSO to optimize the weights of experts and investigates its effectiveness in yarn strength prediction.