softplusLayer

Softplus layer for actor or critic network

Since R2020a

Description

A softplus layer applies the softplus activation function Y = log(1 + e^X), which ensures that the output is always positive. This activation function is a smooth continuous version of reluLayer. You can incorporate this layer into the deep neural networks you define for actors in reinforcement learning agents. This layer is useful for creating continuous Gaussian policy deep neural networks, for which the standard deviation output must be positive.

Creation

Syntax

sLayer = softplusLayer

sLayer = softplusLayer(Name,Value)

Description

sLayer = softplusLayer creates a softplus layer with default property values.

sLayer = softplusLayer(Name,Value) sets properties using name-value pairs. For example, softplusLayer('Name','softlayer') creates a softplus layer and assigns the name 'softlayer'.

Properties

Name — Name of layer

'softplus' (default) | character vector

Name of layer, specified as a character vector. To include a layer in a layer graph, you must specify a nonempty unique layer name. If you train a series network with this layer and Name is set to '', then the software automatically assigns a name to the layer at training time.

Description — Description of layer

'Softplus layer' (default) | character vector

This property is read-only.

Description of layer, specified as a character vector. When you create the softplus layer, you can use this property to give it a description that helps you identify its purpose.

Examples

Create Softplus Layer

Create a softplus layer object.

sLayer = softplusLayer;

You can specify the name of the softplus layer. For example, if the softplus layer represents the standard deviation of a Gaussian policy deep neural network, you can specify an appropriate name.

sLayer = softplusLayer(Name="stddev")

sLayer = 
  SoftplusLayer with properties:

    Name: 'stddev'

   Learnable Parameters
    No properties.

   State Parameters
    No properties.

Use properties method to see a list of all properties.

You can incorporate sLayer into an actor network for reinforcement learning.

Extended Capabilities

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

GPU Code Generation
Generate CUDA® code for NVIDIA® GPUs using GPU Coder™.

Version History

Introduced in R2020a