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Design of fuzzy controllers with adaptive rule insertion.

C W Tao¹, J Taur

¹Dept. of Electr. Eng., Nat. I-Lan Inst. of Technol.

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Summary

This study introduces a systematic method for designing adaptive fuzzy controllers by inserting and optimizing fuzzy if-then rules. This approach ensures efficient controller design for various systems.

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Area of Science:

Control Engineering
Artificial Intelligence
Fuzzy Systems

Background:

Fuzzy controllers offer advantages in handling complex systems but require systematic rule design.
Existing methods may lack efficiency or systematic approaches for rule base expansion.

Purpose of the Study:

To present a systematic approach for designing adaptive fuzzy controllers.
To develop efficient and effective fuzzy if-then rules for fuzzy controllers.
To demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed method across different system types.

Main Methods:

Designing fuzzy controllers with basic fuzzy if-then rules.
Inserting redundant fuzzy if-then rules into the rule-base structure.
On-line training of membership function parameters to minimize cost functions.

Main Results:

The proposed method allows for the systematic design of efficient fuzzy controllers.
The approach maintains the input-output mapping integrity during rule insertion.
Simulations confirm the effectiveness for linear, nonlinear, and delayed systems.

Conclusions:

The presented approach provides a systematic and effective method for adaptive fuzzy controller design.
The on-line training of membership functions is key to optimizing newly added rules.
This method offers a robust solution for developing efficient fuzzy control systems.