
chapter
seven
Fuzzy Systems Concepts
and Paradigms
This chapter presents the computational
intelligence component methodology that
is known as fuzzy logic. Fuzzy logic pro-
vides a general concept for description and
measurement. Most fuzzy logic systems
encode human reasoning into a program
to make decisions or control machinery.
Fuzzy logic is most widely used to con-
trol dynamical systems, such as equipment
that must adjust to constantly changing
conditions. The concept, or perhaps we
could say the philosophy, of fuzzy logic can
be as abstract as any body of thought or it
can be as down to earth as common sense.
The present chapter discusses fuzzy sets
and ...