Method for fuzzifying input signals present at the inputs of a fuzzy processor by using input membership functions
US5764855A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 28, 1996 |
| Grant date | Jun 9, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 28, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S706/90
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A fuzzy processor contains a fuzzifier which calculates from the digital input signal membership values of the input membership functions hit. The membership functions must be stored for this purpose. In order to reduce the memory requirements, in particular in conjunction with a high resolution of the input signals, it is expedient to describe the membership functions by means of shape-determining features such as restart points and slopes, and to store these features. In order to save calculating time, the definition range of the input signals is now divided into elementary intervals of equal size. During fuzzification, only that elementary interval is considered in which the input signal to be fuzzified is situated. This reduces the number of the membership functions to be considered. The result of the method is fuzzification of the input signals in conjunction with a minimum calculating time without the memory requirements for storing the membership functions becoming excessive.
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