Title :
A software engineering framework for switched fuzzy systems
Author :
Harel, David ; Marron, Assaf ; Nissim, Amir ; Weiss, Gera
Author_Institution :
Weizmann Inst. of Sci., Rehovot, Israel
Abstract :
We propose a framework for the development of switched fuzzy systems, in which the discrete characteristics of the mode-switching logic are implemented using the paradigm of behavioral programming: they are coded as independent behavior threads and are interwoven at runtime. We demonstrate how such mode switching enables the simplification of fuzzy rules, and reduces their total number, as well as the number of rules evaluated in a computation cycle. The ability of the behavioral programming approach to describe independent simultaneous aspects of behavior in a modular and incremental manner, which aligns with how people often specify requirements, is shown to complement the intuitive nature of fuzzy logic. Our approach is backed by a Java package that provides an initial infrastructure for implementations.
Keywords :
Java; control engineering computing; discrete systems; fuzzy logic; fuzzy systems; software engineering; time-varying systems; Java package; behavioral programming; computation cycle; discrete characteristics; fuzzy logic; fuzzy rule; independent behavior thread; mode-switching logic; software engineering framework; switched fuzzy system; Fuzzy systems; Java; Mathematical model; Pragmatics; Programming; Switches;
Conference_Titel :
Fuzzy Systems (FUZZ-IEEE), 2012 IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Brisbane, QLD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1507-4
Electronic_ISBN :
1098-7584
DOI :
10.1109/FUZZ-IEEE.2012.6251301