Fusion of expert and learnt knowledge in a framework of fuzzy labels

International Journal of Approximate Reasoning

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 151-198

  Lawry, J ^a   Hall, J W ^a   Bovey, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Data modelling; Fuzzy label semantics; Information fusion; Mass assignments; Mass relations; Random sets; Reliability analysis

Indexed keywords

KNOWLEDGE BASED SYSTEMS; LEARNING ALGORITHMS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTIMIZATION; PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS; RELIABILITY; SEMANTICS;

DATA MODELING; FUZZY LABEL SEMANTICS; INFORMATION FUSION; MASS ASSIGNMENTS; MASS RELATIONS; RANDOM SETS; RELIABILITY ANALYSIS;

FUZZY SETS;

EID: 1842830285     PISSN: 0888613X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijar.2003.10.005     Document Type: Article

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