New classes of threshold aggregation functions based upon the tsallis q-exponential with applications to perceptual computing

IEEE Transactions on Fuzzy Systems

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 672-684

  Rickard, John T ^a   Aisbett, Janet ^b  

^a Distributed Infinity Inc   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aggregation; computing with words (CWW); human reasoning; interval type 2 fuzzy sets (IT2 FS); threshold inference

Indexed keywords

AGGLOMERATION; FUZZY SETS;

AGGREGATION FUNCTIONS; COMPUTING WITH WORDS; HUMAN REASONING; INTERVAL TYPE-2 FUZZY; INTERVAL TYPE-2 FUZZY SETS; NONEXTENSIVE STATISTICAL MECHANICS; PERCEPTUAL COMPUTING; THRESHOLD INFERENCE;

STATISTICAL MECHANICS;

EID: 84901985411     PISSN: 10636706     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TFUZZ.2013.2258026     Document Type: Article

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