Membership

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untrue type of statement is not used. The consideration now is how to set the input value into a membership set, qualify this membership with rules, then decide on the output consequence for action. It is not really that simple, but it is basically how it works. The process:

Membership

Measure value of input variables

Map and transfer data into range of set domain

Assign input membership into sets

Knowledge Base/Decision Making

Provide a data base of definitions for rules base

Provide a rules base and define function and domain

Simulate human decision making based on concepts and actions defined by implications and rules

Consequence

Convert defined range of knowledge to a corresponding output variable

Define a non-intelligent action from a deduced intelligent action

Just as an operator might take several things into consideration before making a temperature control decision, the intelligent control can be programmed to do likewise. For example, not only is the current temperature used in making temperature control decisions, but also conditions such as:

How fast is the temperature changing?

What direction is the temperature changing?

What is the cooling output now?

What was the cooling output in the past?

How long ago was the cooling output changed?

Other factors

Any number of rules can be used in an intelligent control to define the controls operation under various operating conditions. Hence, several advantages are gained from this type of control over a more standard control approach that uses a fixed mathematical equation to define the operation of the control for all conditions (such as a Proportional or PID Control). You can expect Intelligent Control to be

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