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RBDT: A Computerized Task System based in Transposition for the Continuous Analysis of Relational Behavior Dynamics in Humans

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A decomposition of fuzzy relations.

W Pedrycz¹, K Hirota, S Sessa

¹Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Alberta Univ., Edmonton, Alta.

IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics. Part B, Cybernetics : a Publication of the IEEE Systems, Man, and Cybernetics Society

|February 5, 2008

Summary

This study introduces fuzzy set decomposition for representing fuzzy relations. This method approximates fuzzy relations using Cartesian products of fuzzy sets, aiding data compression.

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Published on: July 17, 2021

Area of Science:

Fuzzy mathematics
Information theory
Computer science

Background:

Fuzzy relations are fundamental in fuzzy set theory.
Representing complex fuzzy relations efficiently is challenging.
Existing methods may lack scalability or precision.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop a novel decomposition method for fuzzy relations.
To represent fuzzy relations using a minimal set of fuzzy sets.
To explore the application of this decomposition in data compression.

Main Methods:

Decomposition of fuzzy relations into fuzzy sets.
Formulation as a numerical optimization problem.
Development of a learning scheme for generating decomposing fuzzy sets.
Exploration of connections to Boolean matrices and Schein rank.

Main Results:

A theoretical framework for fuzzy relation decomposition is established.
A practical learning scheme is proposed for obtaining decomposing fuzzy sets.
The decomposition method is shown to approximate the original fuzzy relation.
Linkages with Boolean matrix properties, like Schein rank, are identified.

Conclusions:

Fuzzy set decomposition offers an effective way to represent fuzzy relations.
This technique has significant implications for data compression, including image and rule-based systems.
The proposed learning scheme provides a computational approach to achieve this decomposition.