Title :
From fuzzy control to fuzzy multimedia information technology
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Computational Intelligence & Syst. Sci., Tokyo Inst. of Technol., Yokohama, Japan
Abstract :
In the middle of the 1980s in Japan, fuzzy technology became a central issue, mainly for process control, and the year 1990 became the so-called "fuzzy home electronics year". These technologies are mainly based on IF-THEN rule-based fuzzy inference with instrumentation (i.e. sensor and actuator) engineering. Then, neural network technology was merged with fuzzy technology in 1991 and again many consumer products were sent on to the real market in Japan. Such neuro-fuzzy technologies are classified into nine categories. In 1993, chaos technologies also took part in the research and development of such high-tech issues. Other technologies, e.g. genetic algorithms and artificial life, are also being studied by company engineers. These kinds of practical, technological aspects (mainly in Japan) are discussed first. Then the concept of a fuzzy multimedia intelligent communication system (FuMICS) is proposed. This is a human-friendly communication interface that is able to handle fuzzy information in a fuzzy knowledge base where multimedia information is integrated. It consists of five modules: (1) an observation unit, (2) a norm base, (3) a fuzzy knowledge base, (4) a multimedia information transmitter, and (5) a supervisor
Keywords :
chaos; computer communications software; consumer electronics; deductive databases; fuzzy control; fuzzy logic; fuzzy neural nets; genetic algorithms; history; inference mechanisms; information technology; knowledge based systems; multimedia systems; uncertainty handling; FuMICS; IF-THEN rule-based fuzzy inference; Japan; actuators; artificial life; chaos technologies; consumer products; fuzzy control; fuzzy home electronics; fuzzy information handling; fuzzy knowledge base; fuzzy multimedia information technology; fuzzy multimedia intelligent communication system; genetic algorithms; human-friendly communication interface; instrumentation engineering; modules; multimedia information transmitter; neural network technology; neuro-fuzzy technologies; norm base; observation unit; process control; sensors; supervisor; Actuators; Consumer electronics; Consumer products; Fuzzy control; Fuzzy neural networks; Information technology; Instruments; Multimedia systems; Neural networks; Process control;
Conference_Titel :
IFSA World Congress and 20th NAFIPS International Conference, 2001. Joint 9th
Conference_Location :
Vancouver, BC
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7078-3
DOI :
10.1109/NAFIPS.2001.944413
