Fuzzy Logic - Applications


Advertisements

In this chapter, we will discuss the fields where the concepts of Fuzzy Logic are extensively applied.

Aerospace

In aerospace, fuzzy logic is used in the following areas −

  • Altitude control of spacecraft
  • Satellite altitude control
  • Flow and mixture regulation in aircraft deicing vehicles

Automotive

In automotive, fuzzy logic is used in the following areas −

  • Trainable fuzzy systems for idle speed control
  • Shift scheduling method for automatic transmission
  • Intelligent highway systems
  • Traffic control
  • Improving efficiency of automatic transmissions

Business

In business, fuzzy logic is used in the following areas −

  • Decision-making support systems
  • Personnel evaluation in a large company

Defense

In defense, fuzzy logic is used in the following areas −

  • Underwater target recognition
  • Automatic target recognition of thermal infrared images
  • Naval decision support aids
  • Control of a hypervelocity interceptor
  • Fuzzy set modeling of NATO decision making

Electronics

In electronics, fuzzy logic is used in the following areas −

  • Control of automatic exposure in video cameras
  • Humidity in a clean room
  • Air conditioning systems
  • Washing machine timing
  • Microwave ovens
  • Vacuum cleaners

Finance

In the finance field, fuzzy logic is used in the following areas −

  • Banknote transfer control
  • Fund management
  • Stock market predictions

Industrial Sector

In industrial, fuzzy logic is used in following areas −

  • Cement kiln controls heat exchanger control
  • Activated sludge wastewater treatment process control
  • Water purification plant control
  • Quantitative pattern analysis for industrial quality assurance
  • Control of constraint satisfaction problems in structural design
  • Control of water purification plants

Manufacturing

In the manufacturing industry, fuzzy logic is used in following areas −

  • Optimization of cheese production
  • Optimization of milk production

Marine

In the marine field, fuzzy logic is used in the following areas −

  • Autopilot for ships
  • Optimal route selection
  • Control of autonomous underwater vehicles
  • Ship steering

Medical

In the medical field, fuzzy logic is used in the following areas −

  • Medical diagnostic support system
  • Control of arterial pressure during anesthesia
  • Multivariable control of anesthesia
  • Modeling of neuropathological findings in Alzheimer's patients
  • Radiology diagnoses
  • Fuzzy inference diagnosis of diabetes and prostate cancer

Securities

In securities, fuzzy logic is used in following areas −

  • Decision systems for securities trading
  • Various security appliances

Transportation

In transportation, fuzzy logic is used in the following areas −

  • Automatic underground train operation
  • Train schedule control
  • Railway acceleration
  • Braking and stopping

Pattern Recognition and Classification

In Pattern Recognition and Classification, fuzzy logic is used in the following areas −

  • Fuzzy logic based speech recognition
  • Fuzzy logic based
  • Handwriting recognition
  • Fuzzy logic based facial characteristic analysis
  • Command analysis
  • Fuzzy image search

Psychology

In Psychology, fuzzy logic is used in following areas −

  • Fuzzy logic based analysis of human behavior
  • Criminal investigation and prevention based on fuzzy logic reasoning
Advertisements