An inference engine using fuzzy logic is proposed for the analysis of Likert-type questionnaire. This method was used to understand and incorporate the imprecision of items in a questionnaire so that a single score that encompassed the different scales of the questionnaire could be created. A parent-rated questionnaire called the Parent Checklist of Peer Relationships (PCPR) was used as an exam...

In today’s world there is exponential increase in the use of air conditioning devices. The enhancement in utilization of such devices makes it essential for them to work with their full capability and efficiency. The fuzzy inference systems are best suited for the applications requiring easy interpretation, human reasoning, accurate decision making and control. The fuzzy inference systems resem...

The fuzzy rule based inference is known to be a useful tool to capture the behavior of an approximate system in transportation. One of the obstacles of implementing the fuzzy rule based inference, however, has been to calibrate the membership functions of the fuzzy sets used in the rules. This paper proposes a way to calibrate the membership function when a set of input and output data is given...

Most of researches on image forensics have been mainly focused on detection of artifacts introduced by a single processing tool. They lead in the development of many specialized algorithms looking for one or more particular footprints under specific settings. Naturally, the performance of such algorithms are not perfect, and accordingly the provided output might be noisy, inaccurate and only pa...

This study presents a novel controller of magnetic levitation system by using new neuro-fuzzy structures which called flexible neuro-fuzzy systems. In this type of controller we use sliding mode control with neuro-fuzzy to eliminate the Jacobian of plant. At first, we control magnetic levitation system with Mamdanitype neuro-fuzzy systems and logical-type neuro-fuzzy systems separately and then...

Inference mechanisms and interpretations of fuzzy rule bases are studied together from the point of view of systems of fuzzy relation equations. A proper use of an inference mechanism connected to a fuzzy relation interpreting a fuzzy rule base is certified by keeping the fundamental interpolation condition. The paper aims at new solutions of systems of fuzzy relation equations which are motiva...

The management of uncertainty and imprecision is becoming more and more important in knowledge-based systems. Fuzzy logic provides a systematic basis for representing and inferring with this kind of knowledge. This paper describes an approach for fuzzy inference based on an uncertainty forward propagation method and a change in the granularity of the elements involved. The proposed model is abl...

In this paper, we present an evolutionary multiobjective learning model achieving positive synergy between the Inference System and the Rule Base in order to obtain simpler, more compact and still accurate linguistic fuzzy models by learning fuzzy inference operators together with Rule Base. The Multiobjective Evolutionary Algorithm proposed generates a set of Fuzzy Rule Based Systems with diff...

Fuzzy inference control uses fuzzy sets to describe the antecedents and consequents of If-Then rules. However, most surveys show the antecedents and consequents are uncertain sets rather than fuzzy sets. This fact provides a motivation to invent an uncertain inference control method. This paper gives an introduction to the design procedures of uncertain inference controller. As an example, an u...

This paper presents an evolutionary Multiobjective learning model achieving positive synergy between the Inference System and the Rule Base in order to obtain simpler and still accurate linguistic fuzzy models by learning fuzzy inference operators and applying rule selection. The Fuzzy Rule Based Systems obtained in this way, have a better trade-off between interpretability and accuracy in ling...