EC13@LIVERPOOL.AC.UK (05/26/91)
Is there any engineer, scientist, designer..etc. familiar with 'Fuzzy Logic' and its applications in industry, like electronics, who can gives me her/his own impression about this new logic, its positives, negatives, advantages, disadvantages,....etc. A. Sultan
richard@pegasus.com (Richard Foulk) (06/01/91)
>Is there any engineer, scientist, designer..etc. familiar with 'Fuzzy Logic' >and its applications in industry, like electronics, who can gives me >her/his own impression about this new logic, its positives, >negatives, advantages, disadvantages,....etc. > How about Fuzzy Marketing? "Fuzzy Logic" is just the application of higher resolution controls in the hopes of attaining greater efficiency or better control. An example is a house thermostat. When the temperature rises to 75-degrees the cooling system is turned on and when it drops to 70-degrees it is turned off. Basically on/off control over the cooling system. With "Fuzzy Logic" you might run the cooling system constantly during times of demand, but at a reduced level of output. The cooling system would be capable of finer adjustments in its output instead of just on and off. You would presumably be able to get by with a smaller cooling system this way, and temperatures wouldn't vary as much. It's a different way of looking at control systems and a cute new term to keep the consumer amazed. (The Japanese marketplace has been flooded with new products featuring this new fuzzy thinking. They use it as a ploy to get the consumer to trade in his perfectly good widget for a new one that's even more "High Tech".) It's really just another step in the natural progression from mechanical to microprocessor-based controls. -- Richard Foulk richard@pegasus.com
will@rins.ryukoku.ac.jp (will) (06/06/91)
The Japanese think that they will dominate the world of fuzzyness because as one of my japanese professor friends said "we think like fuzzy logic, you americans cannot, so therefore we shall dominate it" So, as a tribute to my japanese friend, here are some examples of fuzzy thinking: the vacuum sweeper: "I'd love to vacuum under ordinary circumstances, but i'm sorry to say i'm just not in the mood today". the television: "The programs being aired are totally unsuitable for viewing, so I really must make the decision to take the day off". the telephone(while your on it): "Since this conversation is taking a turn for the worse, i'll have to end it momentarily". Your discusion: "...I was really thrilled when I first bought all these fuzzy-login appliances. You know, they approximate human judgment and subjective choice. But now i'm not so sure..." the hair dryer: "I have determined that your hair is not quite wet enough to be properly dried". and the washing machine: "After examining your laundry i've come to the conclusion that I don't want to wash it". So when you go down to buy your japanese made (americans don't make anything) appliance just remember the lessons here "Your next enemy may be your telephone or some other uninvited guest appliance". Will......