A fast geometric method for defuzzification of type-2 fuzzy sets

IEEE Transactions on Fuzzy Systems

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 929-941

  Coupland, Simon ^a   John, Robert ^a  

^a DE MONTFORT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Computational geometry; Defuzzification; Type 2 fuzzy logic; Type reduction

Indexed keywords

FUZZY SETS; MEMBERSHIP FUNCTIONS; SET THEORY;

COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY; DEFUZZIFICATION; NEW APPROACHES; TYPE-2 FUZZY LOGIC; TYPE-REDUCTION;

FUZZY LOGIC;

EID: 50549104523     PISSN: 10636706     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TFUZZ.2008.924345     Document Type: Article

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