Method Of Key Vectors Extraction Using R-Cloud Classifiers

A novel method for reducing a training data set in the context of nonparametric classification is proposed. The new method is based on the method of R-clouds. The advantages of the R-cloud classification method introduced recently are being investigated. The separating boundary of the R-cloud classifier is represented using Rvachev functions. The method of key vectors extraction uses the value of the R-cloud function to quantify the disturbance of the separating boundary, which is caused by removal of one data vector from the design dataset. The R-cloud method was found instructive and practical in a number of engineering problems related to pattern classification.