What Is Fuzzy Logic?

Contents
1
Getting Started
Product Overview ................................. 1-2
Fuzzy Logic Toolbox Description ..................... 1-2
Installation ...................................... 1-3
Using This Guide ................................. 1-3
What Is Fuzzy Logic? ............................... 1-5
Description of Fuzzy Logic .......................... 1-5
Why Use Fuzzy Logic? ............................. 1-8
When Not to Use Fuzzy Logic ....................... 1-9
What Can Fuzzy Logic Toolbox Software Do? ........... 1-10
An Introductory Example: Fuzzy Versus Nonfuzzy
Logic ........................................... 1-12
The Basic Tipping Problem ......................... 1-12
The Nonfuzzy Approach ............................ 1-12
The Fuzzy Logic Approach .......................... 1-16
Problem Solution .................................. 1-17
2
Tutorial
Overview ......................................... 2-2
Foundations of Fuzzy Logic ........................ 2-4
Fuzzy Sets ....................................... 2-4
Membership Functions ............................. 2-7
Logical Operations ................................ 2-13
If-Then Rules ..................................... 2-16
Fuzzy Inference Systems ........................... 2-20
WhatAreFuzzyInferenceSystems? .................. 2-20
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