%0 Journal Article %T Hand Written Character Recognition Using Artificial Neural Network %J Advances in Computing %@ 2163-2979 %D 2011 %I %R 10.5923/j.ac.20110101.03 %X A Neural network is a machine that is designed to model the way in which the brain performs a particular task or function of interest: The network is usually implemented by using electronic components or is simulated in software on a digital computer. ¡°A neural network is a massively parallel distributed processor made up of simple processing units which has a natural propensity for storing experiential knowledge and making it available for use. It resembles the brain in two respects:1)Knowledge is required by the network from its environment through a learning process.2)Interneuron connection strengths, known as synaptic weights, are used to store the acquired knowledge¡±. In this paper, we proposed a system capable of recognizing handwritten characters or symbols, Our aim is to build a system for handwritten character recognition. The system should be such that it should be able to handle transformation of scaling, translation or a combination of both. The objective is to bring out accurate results even for images with noise in them. %K Neural Network %K ANN %K Neuron %K Knowledge %K BPN %K Supervised %K Pattern Recognition %U http://article.sapub.org/10.5923.j.ac.20110101.03.html