Author	Lewis, Harold W. author
Title	The Foundations of Fuzzy Control [electronic resource] / by Harold W. Lewis
Imprint	Boston, MA : Springer US : Imprint: Springer, 1997
Connect to	http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-1854-3
Descript	XVIII, 300 p. online resource

Harold Lewis applied a cross-disciplinary approach in his highly accessible discussion of fuzzy control concepts. With the aid of fifty-seven illustrations, he thoroughly presents a unique mathematical formalism to explain the workings of the fuzzy inference engine and a novel test plant used in the research. Additionally, the text posits a new viewpoint on why fuzzy control is more popular in some countries than in others. A direct and original view of Japanese thinking on fuzzy control methods, based on the author's personal knowledge of - and association with - Japanese fuzzy research, is also included

I. Principles of Fuzzy Control -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Conventional Control -- 3. Fuzzy Control as Artificial Intelligence -- 4. Some Relevant Aspects of Fuzzy Set Theory -- 5. Classical Fuzzy Control Design and Implementation -- 6. Some Common Variations in Fuzzy Control Design Methods -- II. Case Study on the Utility of Dynamic Compensation in Fuzzy Control -- 7. Miniature Steam Engine as a Test Plant -- 8. Simulation Model of the Test Plant -- 9. Fuzzy Control Designs with Auto-Tuning and Various Forms of Dynamic Compensation -- 10. Final Test and Results -- 11. Conclusions and Prospects -- Appendix A. Concerning Definitions of Artificial Intelligence -- Appendix B. Sample Pascal Program Illustrating Fuzzy Inference Algorithms by a Simple Example with Three Inputs and Two Outputs -- Appendix C. Symbols and Acronyms -- References -- About the Author