A probabilistic alternative to fuzzy logic controllers.

IIE Transactions | June 1, 1997| | Copyright

1. Introduction

Fuzzy logic controllers are currently being used in microwave ovens, train systems, robots, appliances, and many other applications [1, 2]. According to Kosko and Isaka [1], the Ministry of International Trade and Industry estimated that Japan produced about two billion dollars worth of fuzzy products in 1992.

The fuzzy logic controller was originally designed, in part, to mimic the thought process of a human operator [3, 4]. Ebrahim Mamdani, creator of an early fuzzy logic controller, asserted in some applications that the fuzzy controller ...

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