Fuzzy Composite Concepts based on human reasoning

Author

Wagner, Christian ; Hagras, Hani

Author_Institution

Comput. Intell. Centre, Univ. of Essex, Colchester, UK

fYear

2010

fDate

4-6 Aug. 2010

Firstpage

308

Lastpage

313

Abstract

Fuzzy Logic Systems (FLSs) provide a proven toolset in mimicking human reasoning. In this paper, we will present the idea of Fuzzy Composite Concepts (FCCs) which allow for a closer imitation of human reasoning in terms of integrating a large number of parameters into a single concept suitable for higher level reasoning. FCCs are based on standard FLSs and transparently extend them to provide intuitively interpretable rule bases and improve resilience and reusability of the overall FLS. We are providing an overview of the philosophical concepts behind FCCs and discuss their applicability. We describe the implementation of FCCs and demonstrate their benefits using real world examples based on our work in Ambient Intelligent Environments.

Keywords

fuzzy logic; fuzzy reasoning; knowledge based systems; ambient intelligent environment; fuzzy composite concept; fuzzy logic system; higher level reasoning; human reasoning; interpretable rule bases; philosophical concept; Cognition; FCC; Fuzzy logic; Fuzzy systems; Humans; Meteorology; Uncertainty; Ambient Intelligence; Composite Concepts; Fuzzy Logic Systems;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Information Reuse and Integration (IRI), 2010 IEEE International Conference on

Conference_Location

Las Vegas, NV

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-8097-5

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IRI.2010.5558921

Filename

5558921