A hybrid approach for image recognition combining type-2 fuzzy logic, modular neural networks and the Sugeno integral

Information Sciences

Volumn 179, Issue 13, 2009, Pages 2078-2101

  Mendoza, Olivia ^a   Melin, Patricia ^b   Licea, Guillermo ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE BAJA CALIFORNIA   (Mexico)

^b TIJUANA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDIES; DECISION PROCESS; FUZZY DENSITIES; FUZZY INFERENCE SYSTEMS; FUZZY-LOGIC; HUMAN PERCEPTIONS; HYBRID APPROACHES; MODULAR NEURAL NETWORKS; NEURAL SYSTEMS; PRE-PROCESSING; SUGENO INTEGRALS; TRAINING DATUM; TYPE-2 FUZZY LOGIC; TYPE-2 FUZZY SYSTEMS;

EDGE DETECTION; FUZZY INFERENCE; FUZZY SETS;

FUZZY NEURAL NETWORKS;

EID: 64549132935     PISSN: 00200255     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ins.2008.11.018     Document Type: Article

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