Fuzzy Logic An Introductory Course for Engineering Students

This book introduces readers to fundamental concepts in fuzzy logic. It describes the necessary theoretical background and a number of basic mathematical models. Moreover, it makes them familiar with fuzzy control, an important topic in the engineering fi

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Enric Trillas Luka Eciolaza

Fuzzy Logic An Introductory Course for Engineering Students

Studies in Fuzziness and Soft Computing Volume 320

Series editor Janusz Kacprzyk, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland e-mail: [email protected]

About this Series The series “Studies in Fuzziness and Soft Computing” contains publications on various topics in the area of soft computing, which include fuzzy sets, rough sets, neural networks, evolutionary computation, probabilistic and evidential reasoning, multi-valued logic, and related fields. The publications within ‘‘Studies in Fuzziness and Soft Computing’’ are primarily monographs and edited volumes. They cover significant recent developments in the field, both of a foundational and applicable character. An important feature of the series is its short publication time and world-wide distribution. This permits a rapid and broad dissemination of research results. More information about this series at http://www.springer.com/series/2941

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Fuzzy Logic An Introductory Course for Engineering Students

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Enric Trillas European Centre for Soft Computing Mieres, Asturias Spain

Luka Eciolaza European Centre for Soft Computing Mieres, Asturias Spain

ISSN 1434-9922 ISSN 1860-0808 (electronic) Studies in Fuzziness and Soft Computing ISBN 978-3-319-14202-9 ISBN 978-3-319-14203-6 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-14203-6 Library of Congress Control Number: 2014958577 Springer Cham Heidelberg New York Dordrecht London © Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. Printed on acid-free paper Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)

This book is dedicated to Professor Lotfi A. Zadeh, as a humble homage of the authors in the 50 years of his paper ‘Fuzzy Sets’!

Preface

This book was thought as a non-conventional first course textbook in Fuzzy Logic for engineers ending with an int