The paradoxical success of fuzzy logic

C. Elkan; H.R. Berenji; B. Chandrasekaran; C.J.S. de Silva; Y. Attikiouzel; D. Dubois; H. Prade; P. Smets; C. Freksa; O.N. Garcia; G.J. Klir; B. Yuan; E.H. Mamdani; F.J. Pelletier; E.H. Ruspini; B. Turksen; N. Vadiee; M. Jamshidi; P-Z Wang; S-K Tan; S. Tan; R.R. Yager; L.A. Zadeh

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The paradoxical success of fuzzy logic

C. Elkan, H.R. Berenji, B. Chandrasekaran, C.J.S. de Silva, Y. Attikiouzel, D. Dubois, H. Prade, P. Smets, C. Freksa, O.N. Garcia, …

IEEE Expert, Vol.9(4), pp.3-49

1994

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1109/64.336150

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Abstract

Fuzzy logic methods have been used successfully in many real-world applications, but the foundations of fuzzy logic remain under attack. Taken together, these two facts constitute a paradox. A second paradox is that almost all of the successful fuzzy logic applications are embedded controllers, while most of the theoretical papers on fuzzy methods deal with knowledge representation and reasoning. I hope to resolve these paradoxes by identifying which aspects of fuzzy logic render it useful in practice, and which aspects are inessential. My conclusions are based on a mathematical result, on a survey of literature on the use of fuzzy logic in heuristic control and in expert systems, and on practical experience in developing expert systems.

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Title: The paradoxical success of fuzzy logic
Authors/Creators: C. Elkan (Author/Creator) - University of California San Diego
H.R. Berenji (Author/Creator)
B. Chandrasekaran (Author/Creator)
C.J.S. de Silva (Author/Creator)
Y. Attikiouzel (Author/Creator)
D. Dubois (Author/Creator)
H. Prade (Author/Creator)
P. Smets (Author/Creator)
C. Freksa (Author/Creator)
O.N. Garcia (Author/Creator)
G.J. Klir (Author/Creator)
B. Yuan (Author/Creator)
E.H. Mamdani (Author/Creator)
F.J. Pelletier (Author/Creator)
E.H. Ruspini (Author/Creator)
B. Turksen (Author/Creator)
N. Vadiee (Author/Creator)
M. Jamshidi (Author/Creator)
P-Z Wang (Author/Creator)
S-K Tan (Author/Creator)
S. Tan (Author/Creator)
R.R. Yager (Author/Creator)
L.A. Zadeh (Author/Creator)
Publication Details: IEEE Expert, Vol.9(4), pp.3-49
Publisher: IEEE
Identifiers: 991005540075807891
Murdoch Affiliation: Murdoch University
Language: English
Resource Type: Journal article

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Citation topics: 4 Electrical Engineering, Electronics & Computer Science; 4.61 Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning; 4.61.56 Fuzzy Decision-Making
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