Chapter 1 Introduction 1
1.1 Overview 1
1.2 Development History 3
1.3 Neural Network Model 6
1.4 Popular Neural Network 7
1.4.1 Convolutional Neural Network 7
1.4.2 Recurrent Neural Network 8
1.4.3 Reinforcement Learning 9
1.5 Neural Network Classification 9
1.5.1 Supervised learning 10
1.5.2 Semi-supervised learning 10
1.5.3 Unsupervised learning 11
1.6 Neural Network Operation 11
1.6.1 Training 11
1.6.2 Inference 12
1.7 Application Development 12
1.7.1 Business Planning 14
1.7.2 Network Design 14
1.7.3 Data Engineering 14
1.7.4 System Integration 15
Exercise 16

Chapter 2 Neural Network 17
2.1 Convolutional Layer 19
2.2 Activation Layer 20
2.3 Pooling Layer 21
2.4 Batch Normalization 22
2.5 Dropout Layer 22
2.6 Fully Connected Layer 23
Exercise 24

Chapter 3 Machine Vision 25
3.1 Object Recognition 25
3.2 Feature Matching 27
3.3 Facial Recognition 28
3.4 Gesture Recognition 30
3.5 Machine Vision Applications 31
3.5.1 Medical Diagnosis 31
3.5.2 Retail Applications 32
3.5.3 Airport Security 33
Exercise 34

Chapter 4 Natural Language Processing 35
4.1 Neural Network Model 36
4.1.1 Convolutional Neural Network 36
4.1.2 Recurrent Neural Network 37
4.1.2.1 Long Short-Term Memory Network 38
4.1.3 Recursive Neural Network 39
4.1.4 Reinforcement Learning 40
4.2 Natural Language Processing Applications 41
4.2.1 Virtual Assistant 41
4.2.2 Language Translation 42
4.2.3 Machine Transcription 43
Exercise 45

Chapter 5 Autonomous Vehicle 46
5.1 Levels of Driving Automation 46
5.2 Autonomous Technology 48
5.2.1 Computer Vision 48
5.2.2 Sensor Fusion 49
5.2.3 Localization 51
5.2.4 Path Planning 52
5.2.5 Drive Control 52
5.3 Communication Strategies 53
5.3.1 Vehicle-to-Vehicle Communication 54
5.3.2 Vehicle-to-Infrastructure Communication 54
5.3.3 Vehicle-to-Pedestrian Communication 55
5.4 Law Legislation 56
5.4.1 Human Behavior 57
5.4.2 Lability 57
5.4.3 Regulation 58
5.5 Future Challenges 58
5.5.1 Road Rules Variation 58
5.5.2 Unified Communication Protocol 58
5.5.3 Safety Standard and Guideline 59
5.5.4 Weather/Disaster 59
Exercise 60

Chapter 6 Drone 61
6.1 Drone Design 61
6.2 Drone Structure 62
6.2.1 Camera 63
6.2.2 Gyro Stabilization 63
6.2.3 Collision Avoidance 64
6.2.4 Global Positioning System 64
6.2.5 Sensors 64
6.3 Drone Regulation 65
6.3.1 Recreational Rules 65
6.3.2 Commercial Rules 66
6.4 Applications 66
6.4.1 Infrastructure Inspection 66
6.4.2 Civil Construction 67
6.4.3 Agriculture 68
6.4.4 Emergency Rescue 69
Exercise 70

Chapter 7 Healthcare 71
7.1 Telemedicine 71
7.2 Medical Diagnosis 72
7.3 Medical Imaging 73
7.4 Smart Medical Device 74
7.5 Electronic Health Record 76
7.6 Medical Billing 77
7.7 Drug Development 78
7.8 Clinical Trial 79
7.9 Medical Robotics 80
7.10 Elderly Care 81
7.11 Future Challenges 82
Exercise 84

Chapter 8 Finance 85
8.1 Fraud Prevention 85
8.2 Financial Forecast 88
8.3 Stock Trading 89
8.4 Banking 91
8.5 Accounting 94
8.6 Insurance 95
Exercise 96

Chapter 9 Retail 97
9.1 E-Commerce 98
9.2 Virtual Shopping 100
9.3 Product Promotion 102
9.4 Store Management 103
9.5 Warehouse Management 104
9.6 Inventory Management 106
9.7 Supply Chain 108
Exercise 110

Chapter 10 Manufacturing 111
10.1 Defect Detection 112
10.2 Quality Assurance 113
10.3 Production Integration 114
10.4 Generative Design 115
10.5 Predictive Maintenance 117
10.6 Environment Sustainability 118
10.7 Manufacturing Optimization 119
Exercise 121

Chapter 11 Agriculture 122
11.1 Crop and Soil Monitoring 123
11.2 Agricultural Robot 125
11.3 Pest Control 126
11.4 Precision Farming 127
Exercise 129

Chapter 12 Smart City 130
12.1 Smart Transportation 131
12.2 Smart Parking 132
12.3 Waste Management 133
12.4 Smart Grid 134
12.5 Environmental Conservation 135
Exercise 137

Chapter 13 Government 138
13.1 Information Technology 140
13.2 Human Service 141
13.3 Law Enforcement 144
13.3.4 Augmenting Human Movement 147
13.4 Homeland Security 147
13.5 Legislation 149
13.6 Ethics 152
13.7 Public Perspective 155
Exercise 159

Chapter 14 Computing Platform 160
14.1 Central Processing Unit 160
14.1.1 System Architecture 161
14.1.2 Advanced Vector Extension 164
14.1.3 Math Kernel Library for Deep Neural Network 165
14.2 Graphics Processing Unit 165
14.2.1 Tensor Core Architecture 167
14.2.2 NVLink2 Configuration 167
14.2.3 High Bandwidth Memory 169
14.3 Tensor Processing Unit 170
14.3.1 System Architecture 170
14.3.2 Brain Floating Point Format 171
14.3.3 Cloud Configuration 172
14.4 Neural Processing Unit 173
14.4.1 System Architecture 173
14.4.2 Deep Compression 174
14.4.3 Dynamic Memory Allocation 174
14.4.4 Edge AI Server 175
Exercise 176

Appendix A Kneron Neural Processing Unit 178

Appendix B Object Detection (Overview) 179
B.1 Kneron Environment Setup 179
B.2 Python Installation 180
B.3 Library Installation 184
B.4 Driver Installation 185
B.5 Model Installation 186
B.6 Image/Camera Detection 186
B.7 Yolo Class List 190

Appendix C Object Detection - Hardware 192
C.1 Library Setup 192
C.2 System Parameters 193
C.3 NPU Initialization 194
C.4 Image Detection 195
C.5 Camera Detection 197

Appendix D Hardware Transfer Mode 199
D.1 Serial Transfer Mode 199
D.2 Pipeline Transfer Mode 201
D.3 Parallel Transfer Mode 203

Appendix E Object Detection – Software (Optional) 205
E.1 Library Setup 205
E.2 Image Detection 207
E.3 Video Detection 208

Reference 211 

Chapter 1 Introduction 1
1.1 Overview 1
1.2 Development History 3
1.3 Neural Network Model 6
1.4 Popular Neural Network 7
1.4.1 Convolutional Neural Network 7
1.4.2 Recurrent Neural Network 8
1.4.3 Reinforcement Learning 9
1.5 Neural Network Classification 9
1.5.1 Supervised learning 10
1.5.2 Semi-supervised learning 10
1.5.3 Unsupervised learning 11
1.6 Neural Network Operation 11
1.6.1 Training 11
1.6.2 Inference 12
1.7 Application Development 12
1.7.1 Business Planning 14
1.7.2 Network Design...