An introduction to fuzzy control
By: Dimiter Driankov, Hans Hellendoorn, Michael Reinfrank ; with cooperation from Rainer Palm, Bruce Graham, and Anibal Ollero ; foreword by Lennart Ljung.
Contributors: Hellendoorn, Hans.; Reinfrank, M. 1958-
Edition: 2nd, rev. ed.
Publisher: Springer
Published: 1996
Place of publication: Berlin; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 316
Subjects: Intelligent control systems; Fuzzy systems
Other titles: Fuzzy control
Description: Fuzzy controllers are a class of knowledge based controllers using artificial intelligence techniques with origins in fuzzy logic. They can be found either as stand-alone control elements or as integral parts of distributed control systems including conventional controllers in a wide range of industrial process control systems and consumer products.

Applications of fuzzy controllers have become a well established practice for Japanese manufacturers of control equipment and systems, and are becoming more and more common in Europe and America. The main aim of this book is to show that fuzzy control is not totally ad hoc, that there exist formal techniques for the analysis of a fuzzy controller, and that fuzzy control can be implemented even when no expert knowledge is available.

Thus the book is mainly oriented toward control engineers and theorists, although parts can be read without any knowledge of control theory and may be of interest to Al people. This 2nd, revised edition incorporates suggestions from numerous reviewers and updates and reorganizes some of the material.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [293]-305) and index.