Fuzzy controller on FPGA chip

A hardware implementation of fuzzy controllers on field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) is described. FPGAs are semicustom integrated circuits that combine the attractive features of both programmable logic devices and gate arrays. Software for synthesizing fuzzy controllers into Boolean equations was developed. The file that contains the set of Boolean equations is accepted directly by the development system of the FPGA. The development system then produces the necessary code for programming the FPGA chip. The speed of the fuzzy controller is determined by the response time of the FPGA circuit that realizes the Boolean equations. A speed of 50M FLIPS was achieved. The software together with the FPGA development system provide a complete design automation tool for fuzzy controllers