Full Description
This introductory textbook presents the fundamentals of computing with words, a concept rooted in fuzzy logic that provides greater flexibility in automation technology, control engineering, logistics, and electrical engineering. It is designed for readers who are not only interested in understanding the potential of this promising technology but also in exploring its practical implementation.
To celebrate the 30th anniversary, this translated, renewed and prolonged edition has been expanded to include an introduction to fuzzy design science research (chapter 1) and computing with words (chapter 11).
Contents
Introduction.- Crisp and fuzzy sets.- Fuzzy numbers and arithmetic.- Linguistic expressions.- Probability and possibility.- Fuzzy relations.- Fuzzy rule-based expert systems.- Fuzzy control.- Fuzzy pattern recognition.- Fuzzy hardware implementation.- Towards computing with words.- Hands-on fuzzy exercises.



