A fuzzy inference system prototype for indoor air and temperature quality monitoring and hazard detection

Journal of Environmental Informatics

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 70-79

  Tennakoon, M ^a   Mayorga, R V ^a   Shirif, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGINA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Comfort systems; Fuzzy inference system; Fuzzy logic control; Fuzzy thermal comfort; Mamdani controller

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; AIRFLOW; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON MONOXIDE; FUZZY MATHEMATICS; INDOOR AIR; PARTICULATE MATTER; QUALITY CONTROL; SOFTWARE;

EID: 78650772797     PISSN: 17262135     EISSN: 16848799     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3808/jei.201000179     Document Type: Article

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