The Foundations of Fuzzy Control

Harold Lewis applied a cross-disciplinary approach in his highly accessible discussion of fuzzy control concepts. With the aid of fifty-seven illustrations, he thoroughly presents a unique mathematical formalism to explain the workings of the fuzzy inference engine and a novel test plant used in the research. Additionally, the text posits a new viewpoint on why fuzzy control is more popular in some countries than in others. A direct and original view of Japanese thinking on fuzzy control methods, based on the author's personal knowledge of - and association with - Japanese fuzzy research, is also included.

List of contents

I. Principles of Fuzzy Control.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Conventional Control.- 3. Fuzzy Control as Artificial Intelligence.- 4. Some Relevant Aspects of Fuzzy Set Theory.- 5. Classical Fuzzy Control Design and Implementation.- 6. Some Common Variations in Fuzzy Control Design Methods.- II. Case Study on the Utility of Dynamic Compensation in Fuzzy Control.- 7. Miniature Steam Engine as a Test Plant.- 8. Simulation Model of the Test Plant.- 9. Fuzzy Control Designs with Auto-Tuning and Various Forms of Dynamic Compensation.- 10. Final Test and Results.- 11. Conclusions and Prospects.- Appendix A. Concerning Definitions of Artificial Intelligence.- Appendix B. Sample Pascal Program Illustrating Fuzzy Inference Algorithms by a Simple Example with Three Inputs and Two Outputs.- Appendix C. Symbols and Acronyms.- References.- About the Author.

Report

`Easy, delightful, and insightful....Ideal for those who desire a conceptual and experiential introduction to the area without the drudgery of plowing through complex mathematics.'
Choice (December 1997)

Product details

• Authors: Harold W Lewis, Harold W. Lewis
• Publisher: Springer, Berlin
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 22.04.2014
• EAN: 9781489918567
• ISBN: 978-1-4899-1856-7
• No. of pages: 300
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 17 mm x 229 mm
• Weight: 470 g
• Illustrations: XVIII, 300 p.
• Series: IFSR International Series on Systems Science and Engineering; IFSR International Series in Systems Science and S; IFSR International Series in Systems Science and Systems Engineering; IFSR International Series on Systems Science and Engineering; IFSR International Series in Systems Science and S
• Subject: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Technology > Electronics, electrical engineering, communications engineering