Learning Vector Quantization algorithm of type I and type 2(LVQ1
LVQ2) are analyzed thoroughly
and the achievements obtained can be concluded as the following aspects;(1) an optimized scheme of selecting learning step size for LVQ1 is proposed;(2)a significant conclusion is obtained that is concerned with LVQ1 algorithm for the linearly-separable pattern classification problem;(3)LVQ2 algorithm is derived rigorously as a gradient descent method to minimize the classification error;(4)another significant conclusion is achieved that any stable equilibrium state does not exist for LVQ2 algorithm dealing with the overlapping classification problem;(5) an effective modified LVQ2 algorithm is developed to overcome the defect of LVQ2 algorithm for overlapping classification.