Fuzzy Logic: A Practical Approach [Paperback]

F.Martin McNeill (Author), Ellen Thro (Author)

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Paperback: 350 pages
Publisher: Academic Press Inc; Pap/Dis edition (Aug 1994)
Language English
ISBN-10: 0124859658
ISBN-13: 978-0124859654
Product Dimensions: 19.8 x 13 x 2.5 cm
Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 2,391,559 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #47 in Books > Science & Nature > Mathematics > Mathematical Theory > Fuzzy Set Theory

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This volume provides an overview of fuzzy logic and outlines how it can be applied to real-world problems in industry and business. Four main concepts of fuzziness are covered: fuzzy logic, the mathematical basis of fuzziness; fuzzy systems, used for estimation and process control; fuzzy decision-making, the language-oriented fuzzy system used in decision-making; and fuzzy cognitive maps, generalized fuzzy feedback used to improve and refine future decision-making. The book focuses on how these concepts can be put to use in a practical way, and includes illustrative programs on an accompanying disk to provide hands-on experience in fuzzy applications. Applications covered include, automobile systems, "smart houses", stock trading, power plant process control, workstation design, medicine and the NASA space station. Modelling scenarios range from ozone depletion to illegal immigrant control.

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful

Nice approach 11 Jan 2006

By Douglas A. Lefelhocz - Published on Amazon.com

Format:Paperback

I enjoyed the approach here. The author uses simple, rather concrete examples that allow one to see how fuzzy logic systems work. With the shareware given here it also shows that such systems don't take a lot to construct or work with. As one reviewer says the book doesn't have much on the mathematical theory behind fuzzy logic systems, but the author meants such as a practical approach. And the mathematical theory definitely works as much too much to explain in a work like this. Additionally, the main advantage of using fuzzy systems works as that you don't have to use so much math and bury everything in equations and cryptic symbols. This sort of example makes it easier to see this and work with it.

The knowledge builder shows some ideas as to how one can generate if-then rules in a simple fashion. The decision maker makes the program practically. And the fuzzy cognitive map shows you how fuzzy logic systems can apply to scientific modeling easily.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful

Weak on Theory 31 July 1996

By A Customer - Published on Amazon.com

Format:Paperback

If you're interested in an overview of the subject of fuzzy logic this book may be adequate for your need. It is primarily a manual on how to use the shareware version of the software which is provided. I found this book inadequate in explaining the theory behind fuzzy logic

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful

Mediocre Intro to working with Fuzzy 25 Nov 1998

By A Customer - Published on Amazon.com

Format:Paperback

Not a bad intro to Fuzzy if you know nothing about it and the few real world examples showed me that Fuzzy Logic can be used successfully. But the work the authors have you do with the shareware is too difficult to follow. The results often didn't match up to the book's section and i was left confused. This book is very light in fuzzy theory and left me without knowing how to use fuzzy logic in the real world.

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