DocumentCode
1958186
Title
Fuzzy linear clustering for fabric selection from online database
Author
Yan Chen ; Bin Zhang
Author_Institution
Dept. of Comput. Sci., Louisiana State Univ., Baton Rouge, LA
fYear
2002
fDate
2002
Firstpage
518
Lastpage
522
Abstract
In this paper, we apply the fuzzy linear clustering method of Hathaway and Bezdek (1980) to the task of fabric property prediction and fabric selection from an on-line database. We show that the fuzzy linear clustering method is quite effective for this task. The on-line database, associated with the intelligent search engine we developed, addresses the urgent need of cloth manufacturers, clothing designers and retailers to quickly find suitable fabric materials and fabric manufacturers.
Keywords
fuzzy logic; information resources; information retrieval; pattern clustering; search engines; textile industry; cloth manufacturers; clothing designers; clothing retailers; fabric property prediction; fabric selection; fuzzy linear clustering; intelligent search engine; on-line database; Clothing; Clustering methods; Deductive databases; Fabrics; Fuzzy logic; Manufacturing; Mechanical factors; Search engines; Textile industry; Web sites;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Fuzzy Information Processing Society, 2002. Proceedings. NAFIPS. 2002 Annual Meeting of the North American
Print_ISBN
0-7803-7461-4
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/NAFIPS.2002.1018114
Filename
1018114
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