Three-dimensional (3-D) modeling based on an ensemble of multilayer se
lf-organizing (SO) neural networks is described. Our objective for 3-D
modeling is to construct a representation of a 3-D object shape from
sensed surface points acquired from the object. Current modeling techn
iques can be classified into two categories: the static and the dynami
c approaches, the former grounded in computational geometry, and the l
atter rooted in the mechanics of elastic materials. In this paper, a n
eural-based dynamic modeling approach is presented. The method used is
proved to converge and experimental results are shown which support i
ts applicability to real problems.