Type-3 fuzzy logic in intelligent control (Q6609549)

In this very short monograph, a new theory for modeling uncertainty in control is presented, based on the crucial concepts and their use in type-3 fuzzy control, also considering metaheuristics for applications in the control domain. With this theory can be solved various control problems, find better results and be applied in several problems such as filling a water tank and controlling the trajectory of an autonomous mobile robot. The results envisage an improved stability because the uncertainty is better managed. This is a consequence of the use of type-3 fuzzy systems, fuzzy controllers and metaheuristic algorithms to improve the control behavior of complex nonlinear plants. The booklet is divided into seven chapters which are very briefly summarized as follows. Chapter 1 is an introduction to the use of interval type-3 fuzzy systems for intelligent control of nonlinear installations and it mentions other possible applications of the proposed control approach. Chapter 2 presents the specific concepts, notation, and theory of type-3 fuzzy logic, and fuzzy controllers. It also looks over the background, main definitions and basic concepts, useful for the development of this research monograph. Chapter 3 is a review of the current literature on type-3 fuzzy theory and fuzzy control and an analysis of the current and future trends in this domain. Chapter 4 describes the use of type-3 fuzzy logic in the control of nonlinear plants under uncertainty and especially for the water tank filing and autonomous mobile robot trajectory control. Chapter 5 contains the development of the algorithm based on type 3-fuzzy logic, by differential evolution, to control its parameters and improve its convergence. This algorithm is used to optimize the benchmark functions and the design of fuzzy controllers for a motor. Chapter 6 presents an improvement to the harmony of search algorithm by using type-3 fuzzy logic in parameter adaptation for enhancing its performance. And this search algorithm was applied in the optimal design of a fuzzy controller for an autonomous mobile robot. The conclusions on type-3 fuzzy control as well as some future research works are finally included in Chapter 7. This brochure is highly recommended to electric/mechanic/control graduate students and engineers, applied mathematicians and any other professionals or scientists interested in study, research and application of type-3 fuzzy control.