Title :
A simple theoretical model to understand fuzzy objects
Author :
Akiyama, Yoshihiro ; Higuchi, Katsuhiro
Author_Institution :
Syst. Lab., IBM Japan Ltd., Tokyo, Japan
Abstract :
Fuzzy objects are objects that have crisp and linguistic variables. Therefore, they have crisp and linguistic states and transit over the states during life cycle. In this paper, a simple theoretical model is proposed to understand the fuzzy objects for easier analysis and specification of the integrated computation by using the object-oriented approach. By introducing a hypothetical device that converts crisp information to linguistic form, this new framework shows the following properties: 1) the operations on fuzzy sets can be refined by using linguistic expressions, and a proof of non-preservation on the law of contradiction and excluded middle is given as representative; 2) an extension to the extension principle is derived and the interpretation of overlapping sub-images shown in still-image pictures is made possible; 3) an explicit formulation and reasoning of Sugeno fuzzy rule evaluation are given; and 4) the design of fuzzy objects is given
Keywords :
fuzzy set theory; image recognition; multimedia computing; object-oriented methods; Sugeno fuzzy rule; crisp information; extension principle; fuzzy objects; fuzzy set theory; image interpretation; linguistic variables; multimedia computing; object-oriented method; theoretical model; Electrical capacitance tomography; Fuzzy reasoning; Fuzzy sets; Fuzzy systems; Image converters; Laboratories; Multimedia systems; Object oriented modeling; Object oriented programming; User interfaces;
Conference_Titel :
Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, 1998. 1998 IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4778-1
DOI :
10.1109/ICSMC.1998.728198