Fuzzy Rule Based Computer Design (Systems Engineering Series)

The purpose of this text is to provide a vision of such a system synthesis capability. This capability rests on three separate technologies. One basis of this vision is common design and analysis methods for hardware and software. A strong candidate for a common method is the object oriented approach. This technique emerged from the software arena as an answer to user needs for increased reliability in increasingly complex designs. Another basis of the vision is artificial intelligence (AI) technology. Despite some rough starts, AI is now mature enough to constitute a high powered, low risk alternative to classical, algorithmic logic. Fuzzy logic can extend the capabilities of AI expert systems beyond the limits of binary logic. The third element is the decreasing cost and increasing performance of computer work stations. These computers offer the speed, high-resolution graphics, and storage capacity to solve difficult engineering tasks at an affordable price.