FUZZY CONTROL AND FUZZY SYSTEMS (Electronic and Electrical Engineering Research Studies: Control Theory and Applications)

The second edition of this book provides extensively updated coverage of fuzzy control and fuzzy systems. Particular emphasis is placed on the role of fuzzy sets in control engineering, to provide flexible control algorithms. Significant new material is included. The author first provides information on fuzzy sets and the concept of fuzzy control. He reviews selected applications, and highlights their origin. Later chapters consider design aspects and theoretical developments in the design of fuzzy controllers. A special emphasis is focused on the processing of fuzzy information with the aid of fuzzy relational structures and their extensions, giving rise to fuzzy neural networks. The book addresses a novel approach towards designing fuzzy controllers, which takes advantage of the knowledge representation capabilities of fuzzy sets and of the learning abilities of neural networks. There is also comprehensive coverage of the paradigms and algorithms of fuzzy modelling.