Use of approximation concepts in fuzzy design problems

Advances in engineering software

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 263-273

  Jensen, H A ^a   Sepulveda, A E ^b  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA   (Chile)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; APPROXIMATION THEORY; MATHEMATICAL PROGRAMMING; MEMBERSHIP FUNCTIONS; UNCERTAIN SYSTEMS;

FUZZY DESIGN PROBLEMS;

FUZZY SETS;

EID: 0033876963     PISSN: 09659978     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0965-9978(99)00051-4     Document Type: Article

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