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Fuzzy Relational Mathematical Programming: Linear, Nonlinear and Geometric Programming Models (Studies in Fuzziness and Soft Computing #389)
by Bing-Yuan Cao Ji-Hui Yang Xue-Gang Zhou Zeinab Kheiri Faezeh Zahmatkesh Xiao-Peng YangThis book summarizes years of research in the field of fuzzy relational programming, with a special emphasis on geometric models. It discusses the state-of-the-art in fuzzy relational geometric problems, together with key open issues that must be resolved to achieve a more efficient application of this method. Though chiefly based on research conducted by the authors, who were the first to introduce fuzzy geometric problems, it also covers important findings obtained in the field of linear and non-linear programming. Thanks to its balance of basic and advanced concepts, and its wealth of practical examples, the book offers a valuable guide for both newcomers and experienced researcher in the fields of soft computing and mathematical optimization.
Fuzzy Rule-Based Modeling with Applications to Geophysical, Biological, and Engineering Systems (Systems Engineering Ser.)
by Lucien Duckstein Andras BardossyThis book presents in a systematic and comprehensive manner the modeling of uncertainty, vagueness, or imprecision, alias "fuzziness," in just about any field of science and engineering. It delivers a usable methodology for modeling in the absence of real-time feedback.The book includes a short introduction to fuzzy logic containing basic definitions of fuzzy set theory and fuzzy rule systems. It describes methods for the assessment of rule systems, systems with discrete response sets, for modeling time series, for exact physical systems, examines verification and redundancy issues, and investigates rule response functions.Definitions and propositions, some of which have not been published elsewhere, are provided; numerous examples as well as references to more elaborate case studies are also given. Fuzzy rule-based modeling has the potential to revolutionize fields such as hydrology because it can handle uncertainty in modeling problems too complex to be approached by a stochastic analysis. There is also excellent potential for handling large-scale systems such as regionalization or highly non-linear problems such as unsaturated groundwater pollution.
Fuzzy Set and Its Extension: The Intuitionistic Fuzzy Set
by Tamalika ChairaProvides detailed mathematical exposition of the fundamentals of fuzzy set theory, including intuitionistic fuzzy sets This book examines fuzzy and intuitionistic fuzzy mathematics and unifies the latest existing works in literature. It enables readers to fully understand the mathematics of both fuzzy set and intuitionistic fuzzy set so that they can use either one in their applications. Each chapter of Fuzzy Set and Its Extension: The Intuitionistic Fuzzy Set begins with an introduction, theory, and several examples to guide readers along. The first one starts by laying the groundwork of fuzzy/intuitionistic fuzzy sets, fuzzy hedges, and fuzzy relations. The next covers fuzzy numbers and explains Zadeh's extension principle. Then comes chapters looking at fuzzy operators; fuzzy similarity measures and measures of fuzziness; and fuzzy/intuitionistic fuzzy measures and fuzzy integrals. The book also: discusses the definition and properties of fuzzy measures; examines matrices and determinants of a fuzzy matrix; and teaches about fuzzy linear equations. Readers will also learn about fuzzy subgroups. The second to last chapter examines the application of fuzzy and intuitionistic fuzzy mathematics in image enhancement, segmentation, and retrieval. Finally, the book concludes with coverage the extension of fuzzy sets. This book: Covers both fuzzy and intuitionistic fuzzy sets and includes examples and practical applications Discusses intuitionistic fuzzy integrals and recent aggregation operators using Choquet integral, with examples Includes a chapter on applications in image processing using fuzzy and intuitionistic fuzzy sets Explains fuzzy matrix operations and features examples Fuzzy Set and Its Extension: The Intuitionistic Fuzzy Set is an ideal text for graduate and research students, as well as professionals, in image processing, decision-making, pattern recognition, and control system design.
Fuzzy Sets Methods in Image Processing and Understanding: Medical Imaging Applications
by Isabelle Bloch Anca RalescuThis book provides a thorough overview of recent methods using higher level information (object or scene level) for advanced tasks such as image understanding along with their applications to medical images. Advanced methods for fuzzy image processing and understanding are presented, including fuzzy spatial objects, geometry and topology, mathematical morphology, machine learning, verbal descriptions of image content, fusion, spatial relations, and structural representations. For each methodological aspect covered, illustrations from the medical imaging domain are provided. This is an ideal book for graduate students and researchers in the field of medical image processing.
Fuzzy Sets Theory Preliminary: Can A Washing Machine Think?
by Bing-Yuan Cao Hao-Ran Lin Yun-Zhang LiaoThis basic book has been used at the middle schools in Shanghai, China for more than 10 years. The book presents carefully-selected contents in order to achieve the roles of enlightenment and popularization. It mainly includes: Chapter 1: Human Brains, Computers and Fuzzy Mathematics; Chapter 2: Matrix, Fuzzy Relations and Fuzzy Matrix; Chapter 3: Fuzzy Control; Chapter 4: Fuzzy Statistics and Fuzzy Probability and Chapter 5: Fuzzy Linear Programming. It includes at the end of each chapter concise, interesting and profound reading and thinking materials, and a certain amount of exercises so as to make it an informative and interesting textbook. This book can be used not only as a textbook in senior middle schools, and in vocational colleges, but also as a primer for individually learning fuzzy mathematics.
Fuzzy Spatiotemporal XML Data Management (Studies in Computational Intelligence #1183)
by Luyi Bai Lin ZhuSpatiotemporal data is not always precise, and fuzziness in spatiotemporal data is usually accepted because of the way the world is measured and represented. Although eXtensible Markup Language (XML) recommended by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) has become the de-facto standard for data representation and exchange on the Web, an edited collection of fuzzy spatiotemporal XML data management studies is still scarce. This book studies fuzzy XML approaches for spatiotemporal data management that can greatly enhance the utilization of this sort of data for spatiotemporal applications. The book is anticipated to serve as a valuable resource in this field and is expected to attract considerable interest from researchers and developers engaged in the applications within the domain of spatiotemporal data management.
Fuzzy Surfaces in GIS and Geographical Analysis: Theory, Analytical Methods, Algorithms and Applications
by Weldon LodwickSurfaces are a central to geographical analysis. Their generation and manipulation are a key component of geographical information systems (GISs). However, geographical surface data is often not precise. When surfaces are used to model geographical entities, the data inherently contains uncertainty in terms of both position and attribute. Fuzzy
Fuzzy System Identification and Adaptive Control (Communications and Control Engineering)
by Bin Jiang Ruiyun Qi Gang TaoThis book provides readers with a systematic and unified framework for identification and adaptive control of Takagi–Sugeno (T–S) fuzzy systems. Its design techniques help readers applying these powerful tools to solve challenging nonlinear control problems. The book embodies a systematic study of fuzzy system identification and control problems, using T–S fuzzy system tools for both function approximation and feedback control of nonlinear systems. Alongside this framework, the book also: introduces basic concepts of fuzzy sets, logic and inference system; discusses important properties of T–S fuzzy systems; develops offline and online identification algorithms for T–S fuzzy systems; investigates the various controller structures and corresponding design conditions for adaptive control of continuous-time T–S fuzzy systems; develops adaptive control algorithms for discrete-time input–output form T–S fuzzy systems with much relaxed design conditions, and discrete-time state-space T–S fuzzy systems; and designs stable parameter-adaptation algorithms for both linearly and nonlinearly parameterized T–S fuzzy systems. The authors address adaptive fault compensation problems for T–S fuzzy systems subject to actuator faults. They cover a broad spectrum of related technical topics and to develop a substantial set of adaptive nonlinear system control tools. Fuzzy System Identification and Adaptive Control helps engineers in the mechanical, electrical and aerospace fields, to solve complex control design problems. The book can be used as a reference for researchers and academics in nonlinear, intelligent, adaptive and fault-tolerant control.
Fuzzy TOPSIS: Logic, Approaches, and Case Studies
by Mohamed El AlaouiThis book aims to justify the use of fuzzy logic as a logic and as a theory in the decision-making context. It also discusses the development of the TOPSIS method (Technique for Order of Preference by Similarity to Ideal Solution) with related examples and MATLAB codes. This is the first book devoted to TOPSIS and its fuzzy versions. It presents the use of fuzzy logic as a logic and as a theory in the decision-making content and discusses the development of the TOPSIS method in classical and fuzzy context. The book justifies the use of fuzzy logic as an uncertainty theory and provides illustrative examples for each fuzzy TOPSIS extension, along with related MATLAB codes and case studies. This book is for Industrial Engineers, Operations Research Engineers, Systems Engineers, and Production Engineers working in the areas of Decision Analysis, Multi-Criteria Decision Making, and Multiple Objective Optimization.
Fuzzy Technology
by Mikael Collan Mario Fedrizzi Janusz KacprzykThisbook provides readers with a timely and comprehensive yet concise view on the field of fuzzy logic and its real-world applications. The chapters, writtenby authoritative scholars in the field, report on promising new models for dataanalysis, decision making, and systems modeling, with a special emphasis on theirapplications in management science. The book is a token of appreciation from the fuzzy researchcommunity to Professor Christer Carlsson for his long time research and organizationalcommitment, which have among other things resulted in the foundation and success of theInstitute for Advanced Management Systems Research (IAMSR) at Åbo Akademi University, in Åbo(Turku), Finland. The book serves as timely guide for the fuzzy logic andoperations research communities alike.
Fuzzy Transportation and Transshipment Problems (Studies in Fuzziness and Soft Computing #385)
by Amit Kumar Janusz Kacprzyk Amarpreet KaurThis book presents a novel approach to the formulation and solution of three classes of problems: the fully fuzzy transportation problem, the fully fuzzy transshipment problem, and fully fuzzy solid transportation problem. It points out some limitations of the existing formulations and approaches, indicating some possible, conceptually and algorithmically attractive solutions to alleviate them. In particular, the book describes new conceptual and algorithmic solutions for finding the fuzzy optimal solutions of the single-objective fully fuzzy transportation problems, the fully fuzzy transshipment problems and the fully fuzzy solid transportation problems. Moreover, based on the novel concepts and solutions proposed by combining the concept of a fully fuzzy solid transportation problem and a fully fuzzy transshipment problem, it describes a new class of problems, i.e. the fully fuzzy solid trans-shipment problem, together with its fuzzy linear programming formulation and some methods to find its fuzzy optimal solution. The book offers the readers a timely piece of literature in the field of fuzzy linear programming, and is expected to act as a source of inspiration for future research and applications.
Fuzzy and Multi-Level Decision Making: Soft Computing Approaches (Studies in Fuzziness and Soft Computing #368)
by Chi-Bin Cheng Hsu-Shih Shih E. Stanley LeeThis book offers a comprehensive overview of cutting-edge approaches for decision-making in hierarchical organizations. It presents soft-computing-based techniques, including fuzzy sets, neural networks, genetic algorithms and particle swarm optimization, and shows how these approaches can be effectively used to deal with problems typical of this kind of organization. After introducing the main classical approaches applied to multiple-level programming, the book describes a set of soft-computing techniques, demonstrating their advantages in providing more efficient solutions to hierarchical decision-making problems compared to the classical methods. Based on the book Fuzzy and Multi-Level Decision Making (Springer, 2001) by Lee E.S and Shih, H., this second edition has been expanded to include the most recent findings and methods and a broader spectrum of soft computing approaches. All the algorithms are presented in detail, together with a wealth of practical examples and solutions to real-world problems, providing students, researchers and professionals with a timely, practice-oriented reference guide to the area of interactive fuzzy decision making, multi-level programming and hierarchical optimization.
Fuzzy-AI Model and Big Data Exploration: A Methodological Philosophy in Solving Problems in Digital Era
by Shaopei LinBased on the idea of a universal rule for problem solving, the book suggests that the “System-Fuzzy Approach (SFA)” Model can be applied to various complex real-world problems. It is the first book for problem solving in complicated problems with a universal project management tool. Systematic searching is an essential step in identifying the right direction in problem solving; and the fuzzy steps in concrete problem solving reflect the flexibility and compromises involved in the process. Nevertheless, the fuzzy steps also demonstrate human beings’ impressively flexible problem-solving skills. Simulating human decision-making processes based on fuzzy information processing is essential in our digital era, in which many problems need to be solved by means of artificial intelligence; hence the Fuzzy-AI Model emerged. As a universal rule and tool, it can be applied to a broad range of real-world problems. Offering a valuable guide to fuzzy decision-making, this book is intended for researchers, scientists and graduate students in the fields of Engineering, Economics, Sociology, Managerial Science, Project Management etc.
Fy Nodiadau Adolygu (My Revision Notes (My Revision Notes (My Revision Notes (My Revision Notes: WJEC GCSE Food and Nutrition Welsh-language edition): Cbac Tga Bwyd A Maeth(mrn:gcse Food And Nut)epb
by Helen BucklandExam Board: WJECLanguage: WelshLevel: GCSESubject: Food PreparationFirst Teaching: September 2016First Exam: Summer 2018Unlock your full potential with this revision guide that will guide you through the content and skills you need to succeed in the WJEC GCSE Food Preparation and Nutrition exam.- Plan your own revision and focus on the areas you need to revise with key fact summaries and revision activities for every topic.- Use the exam tips to clarify key points and avoid making typical mistakes.- Test yourself with end-of-topic questions and answers and tick off each topic as you complete it.- Get ready for the exam with tips on approaching the paper, and sample exam questions with model answers and commentary.
Fy Nodiadau Adolygu: CBAC TGA Bwyd a Maeth (My Revision Notes: WJEC GCSE Food and Nutrition Welsh-language edition)
by Helen BucklandExam Board: WJECLanguage: WelshLevel: GCSESubject: Food PreparationFirst Teaching: September 2016First Exam: Summer 2018Unlock your full potential with this revision guide that will guide you through the content and skills you need to succeed in the WJEC GCSE Food Preparation and Nutrition exam.- Plan your own revision and focus on the areas you need to revise with key fact summaries and revision activities for every topic.- Use the exam tips to clarify key points and avoid making typical mistakes.- Test yourself with end-of-topic questions and answers and tick off each topic as you complete it.- Get ready for the exam with tips on approaching the paper, and sample exam questions with model answers and commentary.
Fördertechnik
by Peter Römisch Rudolf GriemertTransport-, Umschlag- und Lagermittel erfolgreich konstruieren, richtig auslegen und korrekt berechnen, das sind Merkmale dieses Lehrbuchs. Normen und Richtlinien helfen bei der Recherche und praxisnahe durchgerechnete Beispiele helfen nachhaltig beim Verständnis für den Lernstoff. Die aktuelle Auflage enthält noch mehr Beispiele sowie einen deutlich klareren und besseren Formelsatz.
Fördertechnik: Auswahl und Berechnung von Elementen und Baugruppen
by Peter Römisch Rudolf GriemertTransport-, Umschlag- und Lagermittel erfolgreich konstruieren, richtig auslegen und korrekt berechnen, das sind Merkmale dieses Lehrbuchs. Normen und Richtlinien helfen bei der Recherche und praxisnahe durchgerechnete Beispiele helfen nachhaltig beim Verständnis für den Lernstoff. Die aktuelle Auflage wurde vollständig überarbeitet sowie um neue Beispiele ergänzt.
Fördertechnik: Auswahl und Berechnung von Elementen und Baugruppen
by Rudolf GriemertTransport-, Umschlag- und Lagermittel erfolgreich konstruieren, richtig auslegen und korrekt berechnen, das sind Merkmale dieses Lehrbuchs. Normen und Richtlinien helfen bei der Recherche und praxisnahe durchgerechnete Beispiele helfen nachhaltig beim Verständnis für den Lernstoff. Die aktuelle Auflage wurde vollständig überarbeitet, Normen wurden aktualisiert und es wurden weitere Aufgaben und Musterlösungen ergänzt.
Fördertechnik: Auswahl und Berechnung von Elementen und Baugruppen
by Rudolf GriemertTransport-, Umschlag- und Lagermittel erfolgreich konstruieren, richtig auslegen und korrekt berechnen, das sind Merkmale dieses sehr gut eingeführten Lehrbuchs. Normen und Richtlinien helfen bei der Recherche und praxisnahe durchgerechnete Beispiele unterstützen nachhaltig das Verständnis für den Lernstoff. Die aktuelle Auflage wurde vollständig durchgesehen, Normen wurden aktualisiert und es wurden zwei weitere Aufgaben mit Musterlösungen ergänzt.
Fügetechnologie Kleben: eine Anleitung für den zeitgemässen und sicheren Klebprozess in Industrie und Handwerk
by Jürgen KlingenKleben gehört zu den wärmearmen Fügetechniken und ist in der Lage, praktisch alle technisch nutzbaren Werkstoffe miteinander und untereinander flächig und stoffschlüssig zu verbinden. Die hierbei durch Adhäsion entstehende Verbindung wird sehr schonend aufgebaut, da der Klebvorgang weder großer Hitze (wie beim Schweißen oder Löten), noch strukturschwächende Löcher (wie beim Nieten oder Schrauben) bedarf. Die in der Regel großflächig ausgelegte Klebung sorgt zudem für eine relativ gleichmäßige Spannungsverteilung im Bauteil. In einem klar strukturierten 5-Phasensystem bietet Fügetechnologie Kleben hier eine detaillierte Anleitung für die Schritte, die für den Aufbau eines sicheren und stabilen Klebprozesses zur Herstellung eines qualitativ hochwertigen Bauteils notwendig sind. Berücksichtigt werden dabei unter anderem die Vorbehandlung der zu verklebenden Werkstoff oberflächen, die Auswahl der geeigneten Klebstoffe, die Dimensionierung der Verklebung sowie die Prozessschritte zur Dosierung beziehungsweise Aushärtung der Klebstoffe. Dem Anwender werden so moderne und nachhaltige Materialien sowie klebtechnische Verfahren präsentiert, mit einem besonderen Fokus auf Oberflächenbehandlungsmöglichkeiten, Klebstoffe und Verarbeitungsmethoden relevant für Industrie und Handwerk.
Führen der Generation Z im Vertrieb: Eine empirische Analyse der Anforderungen der Generation Z an die Führung im deutschen Baumaschinenvertrieb
by Tobias NebgenDas vorliegende Buch geht der Forschungsfrage nach, ob Vertriebsorganisationen von Unternehmen, die sich auf Baumaschinen auf dem deutschen Markt spezialisiert haben, die Bedürfnisse und Erwartungen der Generation Z erfüllen können. Zur Beantwortung dieser Fragen wurde eine empirische Studie durchgeführt, bei der Experteninterviews und Befragungen von Führungskräften und Personen der Generation Z zur Überprüfung der Hypothesen eingesetzt wurden. Die Ergebnisse dieser Studie zeigen, dass ein wettbewerbsfähiges Gehaltsmodell als auch ein verbessertes Work-Life-Balance-Modell signifikante Auswirkungen auf einen Arbeitgeberwechsel haben können.
Führung, Kommunikation und Teamentwicklung im Bauwesen: Grundlagen – Anwendung – Praxistipps
by Brigitte Polzin Herre WeiglWenn auf einer Baustelle Termine nicht eingehalten werden, Pannen sich häufen oder das Budget überschritten wird, hat dies oft zwischenmenschliche Ursachen. Neben dem technischen Wissen entscheidet der Führungsstil von Bauleitern, Architekten und Betriebsinhabern über Erfolg oder Misserfolg einer Bauunternehmung. Das richtige Führungsverhalten verbessert die Zusammenarbeit mit Auftraggebern und Subunternehmern, löst und vermeidet Konflikte und führt das Team zum größtmöglichen Erfolg. Praxisorientiert vermittelt dieses Fachbuch die relevanten Grundlagen der Führung, Kommunikation und Teamentwicklung und bereitet auch Studierende der Fachrichtung Bauwesen auf ihre zukünftigen Führungsaufgaben vor. In der 3. Auflage wurde Kapitel 1 um Lean Management und Kapitel 2 um Lean Leadership ergänzt. Kapitel 5 Kommunikationsmethoden wurde erweitert um die Moderationstechnik Six thinking hats und die Entscheidungstechnik Nutzwertanalyse. Kapitel 6 Change Management wurde aktualisiert und ergänzt um ein Beispiel zur Einführung von Lean Management.
Führungspraxis für Ingenieure und IT-Experten: Der Werkzeugkasten für effektive Führungskräfte in der IT der Zukunft
by Axel RittershausDas Buch geht auf die konkreten Probleme der Führung in der IT ein, räumt mit überholten Standardlehren auf und konzentriert sich auf die Fähigkeiten der IT-Führungskraft der Zukunft. Der Leser erhält sofort umsetzbare Handlungsempfehlungen, die durch Fallbeispiele auf Basis von Interviews mit IT-Führungskräften internationaler Unternehmen ergänzt werden.Wenn Sie es als IT-Führungskraft satt haben, dass die IT als Kostenfaktor statt als Business Enabler gesehen wird, wenn Sie überzeugt sind, dass die IT der Zukunft eine ganz andere Arbeits- und Führungsweise erfordert, wenn Ihre IT nicht mehr als Handlanger zur sinnbefreiten Kennzahlen-Generierung missbraucht, sondern als innovativer Partner des Business akzeptiert werden soll, dann ist dieses Buch genau das Richtige. Wollen Sie jedoch weitermachen wie bislang, ist es nichts für Sie.
Führungspraxis für Ingenieure und IT-Experten: Der Werkzeugkasten für effektive Führungskräfte in der IT der Zukunft
by Axel RittershausDas Buch geht auf die konkreten Probleme der Führung in der IT ein, räumt mit überholten Standardlehren auf und konzentriert sich auf die Fähigkeiten der IT-Führungskraft der Zukunft. Der Leser erhält sofort umsetzbare Handlungsempfehlungen, die durch Fallbeispiele auf Basis von Interviews mit IT-Führungskräften internationaler Unternehmen ergänzt werden.Wenn Sie es als IT-Führungskraft satt haben, dass die IT als Kostenfaktor statt als Business Enabler gesehen wird, wenn Sie überzeugt sind, dass die IT der Zukunft eine ganz andere Arbeits- und Führungsweise erfordert, wenn Ihre IT nicht mehr als Handlanger zur sinnbefreiten Kennzahlen-Generierung missbraucht, sondern als innovativer Partner des Business akzeptiert werden soll, dann ist dieses Buch genau das Richtige. Wollen Sie jedoch weitermachen wie bislang, ist es nichts für Sie.
G. Evelyn Hutchinson and the Invention of Modern Ecology
by Nancy G. SlackStephen J. Gould declared G. Evelyn Hutchinson the most important ecologist of the twentieth century. E.O. Wilson pronounced him "one of the few scientists who could unabashedly be called a genius." In this fascinating book, Nancy G. Slack presents for the first time the full life story of this brilliant scientist who was also a master teacher, a polymath, and a delightful friend and correspondent. Based on full access to Hutchinson's archives and extensive interviews with him and many who knew him, the author evaluates his important contributions to modern ecology and his profound influence as a mentor. Filled with information available nowhere else, the book draws a vibrant portrait of an original scientific thinker who was also a man of remarkable personal appeal.