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Fuzzy Logic for Most of US

Norm Dingle – Senior Systems Engineer

EMP Technical Group – Noblesville, IN

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 What is Fuzzy Logic?

• Wikipedia definition: “Fuzzy logic is a form of

many-valued logic; it deals with reasoning that is
fixed or approximate rather than fixed and exact.
In contrast with traditional logic theory, where
binary sets have two-valued logic: true or false,
fuzzy logic variables may have a truth value that
ranges in degree between 0 and 1”.

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 What is Fuzzy Logic?

• Rule based system of IF X THEN Y

• Relies on the operator's experience

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 How Did it Get Started

• Prof. Lotfi Zedeh University of California 1965

• Prof. E. H. Mamdani London University

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 Where is it Used?

• Cameras
• Washing machines
• Directional drilling control
• Barcode scanners
• Medical diagnosis systems
• Stock portfolio management

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 Why use it

• Tolerates imprecise inputs

• Easily modified with rules
• Not limited to a few inputs or outputs
• Useful in non-linear systems
• Blendable with conventional control systems

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 When NOT to Use it

• Not a “silver bullet”

• Simpler solution already exists
• Not convenient
• Not solvable

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 Fuzzy Logic Terminology

• Fuzzy Sets
• Linguistic Variables
• Membership functions
• “Defuzzify”

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Non Fuzzy Set

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Fuzzy Set

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 Fuzzy Logic Method

• Receive Inputs
• Process these inputs
• Average and weight the result

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 Fuzzy Logic build steps

• Determine Inputs
• Build membership functions
• Set up Fuzzy rules
• “Defuzzify” to produce “crisp” output

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 Inputs

• Current Temperature
• Motor Speed

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Input Membership Function

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Output Membership Function

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 Rules

• If COLD THEN motor speed SLOW

• If NORMAL THEN motor speed MEDIUM
• IF HOT THEN motor speed FAST

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“Defuzzification”

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“Defuzzification”

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“Defuzzification”

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 LabVIEW Tools

• PID and Fuzzy Logic Toolkit

• Fuzzy System Designer
• Fuzzy Logic VI’s

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Using the Fuzzy System Designer

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Demo

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 Further information

• PID & Fuzzy Logic Toolkit user manual.

• Fuzzy Thinking - Bart Kosko
• Fuzzy Engineering - Bart Kosko
• Web

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