This study recommends a GIS-based (Geographic Information Systems) and multi-criteria evaluation for site selection of gas power plant in Natanz City of Iran. The multi-criteria decision framework integrates legal requirements and physical constraints related to environmental and economic concerns. It also builds a hierarchy model for gas power plant suitability. The methodologies used for site...

A novel function-link fuzzy cerebelarmodel-articulation-controller (CMAC) is developed in this study. It is a generalization of a fuzzy neural network and of a conventional CMAC. Then, a control system comprising a function-link fuzzy CMAC and a fuzzy compensator is proposed for multi-input multi-output (MIMO) nonlinear chaotic systems. The function-link fuzzy CAMC is used to mimic an ideal con...

The classical matrix theory is deficient to express the vagueness of the real life. The fuzzy set theory has been successfully applied to bridge this gap. Much work has already been done on a two-person zero sum matrix game with fuzzy goals. In continuation, this paper is dedicated to define and study a multi-criteria two-person zero sum game with intuitionistic fuzzy goals. It is shown that so...

Content-based image retrieval is one of the main research directions in information retrieval and digital library. However, the low-level image features used in traditional content-based image systems lack of semantics meanings of users. In this paper, we propose a multi-layer image data model to combine the low-level image features and high-level linguistic meanings. We analyze and represent a...

a new multi-stage fuzzy (msf) controller based on multi-objective harmony search algorithm (mohsa) is proposed in this paper to solve the load frequency control (lfc) problem of power systems in deregulated environment. lfc problem are caused by load perturbations, which continuously disturb the normal operation of power system. the objectives of lfc are to mini small size the transient deviati...

abstract in this paper, a fuzzy pid with new structure is proposed to solve the load frequency control in interconnected power systems. in this study, a new structure and effective of the fuzzy pid-type load frequency control (lfc) is proposed to solve the load frequency control in interconnected power systems. the main objective is to eliminate the deviations in the frequency of different area...

the main purpose of this paper is to present a fuzzy multi-criteria decision making (fmadm) model for appropriate location selection of a health center. therefore, we identify sixteen criteria and sub-criteria for selecting a health center location. these criteria and sub-criteria have been obtained from literature reviews and practical interviews. this paper proposes a method which combines th...

This paper presents a fuzzy multi-objective approach for achieving the minimum active power loss and the maximum voltage magnitude in order to improve the efficiency of radial distribution networks with distributed generations. Multi-objective function are considered for load balancing among the feeders, minimization of the real power loss, deviation of nodes voltage, and branch current constra...

Nowadays, an abundant amount of information is created and delivered over electronic media. The information gathering in Internet is a complex activity and Internet users need tools to assist them to find the information required. Web multi-agent systems assist the users by gathering from Internet the information that best satisfies their specific needs. In this paper, we analyze some technique...

Landfill location selection is a multi-criteria decision problem and has a strategic importance for many regions. The conventional methods for landfill location selection are insufficient in dealing with the vague or imprecise nature of linguistic assessment. To resolve this problem, fuzzy multi-criteria decision-making methods are proposed. The aim of this paper is to use fuzzy TODIM (the acro...