What is fuzzy logic ?

Question

and what are 10 products that use fuzzy logic and their details. also how do they work and make our life more convienent.


also, what are 3 products that should be using fuzzy logic and why.



if anyone helps, thanks sooo much. i forgot about this mini-paper and its due in an hour and i just cant seem to find the answers.


thanks again!

Answer 1

Check out the wikipedia article on fuzzy logic and the tutorial (links below).



Regular logic involves things that are either true or not true. For example: My towel is wet or my towel is not wet.



Fuzzy logic allows for degrees of truth. My towel may be partially wet, or 65% percent wet (some areas may be dry or the towel isn't totally saturated).



Regular logic would state that it's either cold or not cold. Fuzzy logic would allow for various degrees of cold. It could be cold but maybe not as cold as very cold. It's all very fuzzy (haha).



Regular logic is black and white. Fuzzy logic is more vague.



I don't really know much about fuzzy logic but I was interested in your question, so I decided to learn about it myself.



Here's a list of applications:

Fuzzy logic is used in the operation or programming of:



Air conditioners

Automobile and such vehicle subsystems as automatic transmissions, ABS and cruise control

Tokyo monorail

Cameras

Digital image processing, such as edge detection

Dishwashers

Elevators

Some microcontrollers and microprocessors (e.g. Freescale 68HC12)

Hydrometeor classification algorithms for polarimetric weather radar

Language filters on message boards and chat rooms for filtering out offensive text

The Massive engine used in the Lord of the Rings films, which allowed large-scale armies to enact random yet orderly movements

Mineral Deposit estimation

Pattern recognition in Remote Sensing

Rice cookers

Video game artificial intelligence

Home appliances (e.g. washing machine)

Answer 2

Formal reasoning or logical deduction/induction, is considered epistemological distinct from rhetorical appeals. Both forms of argumentation are "classical" in the sense that the techniques have been employed since the dawn of ancient recorded history. The difference between logic and other forms of rhetoric lies in the method for asserting truth. The method of logic relies upon an a priori set of axioms, while rhetoric is less concerned with consistency of method and more concerned with effectiveness of influencing the audience.

Answer 3

10:

* air conditioning/ central heat temperature control panel

* motion detectors/ alarms

* chemical/ fire detectors

* washing machines

* elevator doors (pressure sensitive)

* televisions/ computer screens (no activity = go into standby mode)

* anti-lock brake systems

* warning light indicators/ computer systems for vehicles (oil level, tire pressure, transmission fluid, electricity, engine temp, etc)

* ovens (temperature guage for pre-heating to a set temperature)

* motion-activated security cameras

* automatic garage door & pressure sensitive/ motion activated door openers at supermarkets/ businesses/ et cetera



3:

* computer programs used for analyzing questions with multiple possible answers that can be grouped together. traffic patterns, online purchases, questionaire/ poll responses, et cetera

* simple automated products (anything with motion-detection, pressure-sensitivity, temperature-sensitivity, et cetera)

* security systems



* should be used because it simplifies complex phenomenon into manageable categories that can be quantified and then used by computer/ automated systems. Automated products can make our life easier. Takes away jobs from people though - Japan has alot of this type of shnitzel.