Original scientific paper A Fuzzy Skinner Operant Conditioning Automaton (FSOCA) is constructed based on Operant Conditioning Mechanism with Fuzzy Set theory. The main character of FSOCA automaton is: the fuzzed results of state by Gaussian function are used as fuzzy state sets; the fuzzy mapping rules of fuzzyconditioning-operation replace the stochastic "conditioning-operant" mapping sets. So...

In this paper a digitally controlled step down converter using fuzzy state space controller is studied. The state controller is designed to eliminate the start-up overshoot and reduce maximal dynamic error of load change response, but the state controller is not capable to eliminate the steady-state error under the load change condition. In order to improve this property, two control algorithms...

In this paper, we introduce a new Fuzzy bimodel called Induced Bidirectional Associative Fuzzy Cognitive Maps ( IBAFCM ). We also state the advantages of this sytem.

 This paper presents a Hybrid System Framework which considers simultaneously the lower-level control and decision-making issues. This reconfigurable framework can accommodate a wide range of situations, from aircraft control systems to mobile manipulators. A continuous-state plant is supervised by a discrete-event system which is based on a theory of linked finite state machines. The composit...

The purpose of this paper is to provide a review of the current state of fuzzy logic theory in epidemiology, which is a recent area of research. We present four applications of fuzzy logic theory in epidemic problems, using linguistic fuzzy models, possibility measure, probability of fuzzy events and fuzzy decision making techniques. The results demonstrate that the applications of fuzzy sets i...

In this paper, new observer design approaches are presented for TakagiSugeno (T-S) fuzzy models with measurement output noises. In order to decouple the measurement noise, an augmented fuzzy descriptor model is first constructed. Then a fuzzy descriptor proportional and derivative (PD) observer is developed. When the fuzzy subsystems have the same output matrices, another fuzzy descriptor obser...

Performance evaluation of a bridge is critical for determining the optimal maintenance strategy. An unsupervised bridge superstructure state assessment method is proposed in this paper based on fuzzy clustering and bridge field measured data. Firstly, the evaluation index system of bridge is constructed. Secondly, a certain number of bridge health monitoring data are selected as clustering samp...

In this paper the Distributed Consensus and Synchronization problems with fuzzy-valued initial conditions are introduced, in order to obtain a shared estimation of the state of a system based on partial and distributed observations, in the case where such a state is affected by ambiguity and/or vagueness. The Discrete-Time Fuzzy Systems (DFS) are introduced as an extension of scalar fuzzy diffe...