SoftComputingApplications(IT60108)

Spring,20152016

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(FuzzyLogic)
1.

SupposeAisafuzzysetdefinedoverauniverseofdiscourseX.If
thefuzzysetA,then
isacrispset.Whataboutthe

denotesthecoreof
?

2.

ForasingletonfuzzysetA,howmanycrossoverpoint(s)is(are)possible?

3.

A crisp set A defined over

4.

Afuzzysetisgivenby
canbeconcludedfromit?

1,0.1 , 2,0.2 , 3,0.3 , 4,0.9 , 0,0.0 .Whatisthecrispsetthat

5.

A membership function

is defined as

1,2,3,5,7 is

numbers.Checkwhether
6.

1,3,7 . What would be its equivalent fuzzy

, R is the set of all real

canqualifyasamemberfunction.

, themembershipfunctionisdefinedas

. Determinewhether

openleft,openrightorclosed.
7.

Amembershipfunctionisgraphicallyshownasfollows:

1.0

Letthismembershipfunctionbedenotedas

8.

.Define

1.0

: , ,

is

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1.

and0

Redefine

9.

Compositionoftwofuzzyrelations and is

when

| ,

Rule1:

.Let

Rule 2:
,
composition)

10.

,thenTcanbedefinedwithtworules:

(Maxmincomposition)
(Maxproduct also called maxdot

(a)

Interpretthephysicalimplicationoftheabovementionedtworelations.

(b)

Alsocheckif

accordingtoeachrule.

Threefuzzysetsaregivenasfollows:
.

Derivethefollowingrelations:

(a)

If is or is then is .

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(b)
If is and is~ then is .

Zadehsmaxminruleisdefinedas:

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Verifythefollowing(accordingtoZadehsmaxminrule)
(a)
(b)

13.

14.

If is then is

If is then is else is

(VerifywiththefuzzysetsinQuestion10)

Whatistheminimumandmaximumnumberofcrossoverpointspossibleforafuzzyset?
Decidewhetherthefollowingfuzzysetsareclosedoropen?
(a)

(b)

(c)
(d)

and

for

and

withthefollowingMFs:

1.0

15.

Forgradingsystem,drawmembershipfunctionsforthefollowing:
(a)

Crispgrading.

(b)

FuzzygradingwithtrapezoidalMF.

(c)

FuzzygradingwithgaussianMF.

(Youcanmakeareasonableassumption,ifany.)

16.

Whatisthephysicalrepresentationofthefuzzyset
definedoverauniverseofdiscourse .

,where and aretwofuzzysets

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Give an example whereyou must follow Soft computing methods insteadof Hard computing.
Justifyyouranswer.
WhatarethethreecharacteristicsthatHardcomputingmustobey?
WhySoftcomputingispreferablethanHardcomputingtosolvesomeproblems?Giveexamples
foreachwhichyoushouldconsiderforsolving:

(a)

UsingSoftcomputingonly.

(b)

UsingHardcomputingonly.

(c)

Usingboth,SoftandHardcomputing.

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21.

Forthefollowingfuzzyset definedoverauniverseofdiscourse,drawthegraph.
10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50
15,0.5 , 20,0.4 , 25,0.3 , 30,0.6 , 35,0.8
Given two fuzzy sets and , defined over the universe of discourses and respectively.
Drawthegraphsforthefollowing:

(a)

(b)

Given,

20,0.2 , 25,0.4 , 30,0.6 , 35,0.6 , 40,07 , 45,0.8 , 50,0.8

1,0.8 , 2,0.8 , 3,0.6 , 4,0.4

10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50

1, 2, 3, 4

(c)
22.

If is then is .Whatrulesaysif

40?

Prove(ordisprove)thevalidityofthefollowing:
(a)

(b)

If then (Contrapositive)

(c)

If then~ ~ (Contranegative)

(d)

If and then
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ModusPonens(MP): ,

ModusTollens(MT): ,~ ~
HypotheticalSyllogism(HS): ,
ConstructiveDilemma(CD): ,

23.

Whatwillbetheoutputfuzzysetinthefollowingcases:
(a)

If is then is

(b)

If is then is
If is then is

(c)

for

24.

Statetrueorfalse:
(a)

If
then
fuzzyset .

(b)

If denotesthe
.

cutofafuzzyset,then

(c)

If

cutofafuzzyset,then

(d)

Foranytwofuzzysets and definedoverauniverseofdiscourse ,

where , 0,1 and

denotes

cuts of the

istheuniverseofdiscourseoffuzzyset

denotesthe

or

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(a)

afuzzyset.

(b)

afuzzyrule.

(d)

27.

,themembershipvalueof .
isarulematrix.

Giventwofuzzysets and ,definedovertheuniverseofdiscourses and respectively,and

(b)

(c)

(d)

Howyoucanobtainthecrispvalueofafuzzyset whosemembershipfunctionisdefinedas

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Whatis
?

Whatistheoutputofthefuzzyelement :

(c)

26.

TwofuzzysetsAandBaredefinedoverauniverseofdiscourseXwithmembershipfunctions
and
,respectivelyasshownbelow

Assumethata1=b2anda2=b3
Drawtheplotofmembershipfunctionsof , and .

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Considerthreesetsasstatedbelow(Inthecontextofcoursesofferedamongstudents)
S={s1,s2,s3,s4}isasetofstudents
C={c1,c2,c3}isasetofcourses
P={p1,p2,p3,p4}denotesasetoflevelofpopularity
Tworelationsaregivenbelow:

c1

c2

c3

p1

p2

p3

p4

= s1

0.1

0.2

0.3

c1

0.4

0.3

0.2

0.5

s2

0.2

0.3

0.1

c2

0.1

0.3

0.5

0.7

s 3

0.2

0.3

0.1

c3

0.2

0.4

0.6

0.8

s4

0.3

0.1

0.2

30.

(a)

FindR o R .

(b)

Whatarethephysicalimplementationof R ,R andR o R ?

Themembershipdistributionfunctionsforthefuzzysets
graphsbelow:

areshowninthe

Theabovefuzzysystemissubjectedtothesatisfactionofthefollowingrulesfortwofuzzy
inputs
and
.

R1:IFxis

ANDy is

R2:IFxis

ANDyis

THEN is
THEN is

(a)

Calculatethefuzzyoutput.

(b)

Also,showhowthefuzzyoutputcanbedefuzzifiedintoitscrispvalueusingcenterof
sum(COS)method.

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ThesupportofFuzzysetAisthesetofallpointsxinX(istheuniverseofdiscourse)suchthat

(a)

A(x)>0

(b)

A(x)=1

(c)

A(x)=0.5

(d)

A(x)1

32.

TakugiSugenoapproachtoFLCdesigniscomputationallymoreexpensivecomparedto

Mamdaniapproachbecause;

(a) Mamdaniapproachconsidersalessnumberofrulesinfuzzyrulebase.

(b)

SearchingaruleinMamdaniapproachissimpleandhencelesstimeconsuming.

(c)

TakagiSugenoapproachconsideralargenumberofrulesinfuzzyrulebase.

(d)

ComputationofeachruleinTakagiSugenoapproachismoretimeconsuming.

isdefinedas

.Themembershipfunctioniswith

33.

Amembershipfunction

(a)

Discretevaluesoveradiscretedomainofuniverseofdiscourse.

(b)

Discretevaluesofacontinuousdomainofuniverseofdiscourse.

(c)

Continuousvaluesofadiscretedomainofuniverseofdiscourse.

(d)

Continuousvaluesofacontinuousdomainofuniverseofdiscourse.

34.

FigurebelowshowsthemembershipfunctionA(x)ofafuzzysetAdefinedonauniverseof
discourseX.

(a)

Markthecore,crossoverpoint(s)andsupportofthefuzzysetA.

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WithparametersgiveninFigabove,formulateA(x)asageneralizedbellMF.

35.

The membership functions of two fuzzy sets A and B is shown in figure below. Draw
graphicallythefuzzysetsforthefollowing.
(a)IntersectionofAandB
(b)UnionofAandB
(c)ComplimentofAandB

36.TherearetwoinputsI1andI2andanoutputOofaprocess.Itisrequiredtodevelopafuzzy
logic controller (FLC) based on the Mamdani approach. The inputs and output are
expressed using three linguistic terms namely L (low), M (medium) and H (high). The
membership function distributions of the above inputs and output are shown in Figure. The
rulebaseofthefuzzylogiccontrollerisshowninTablebelow:

Table

I1

I2

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Suppose,atanyinstant,inputstothefuzzylogiccontrollerareI1=1.5andI2=25.

(a) Obtainthefuzzifiedvaluesoftheinput.

(b) Computerulestrengthsoftherulescorrespondingtothegiveninputs.
(c) Decidethefuzzyoutputforthegiveninputs.

(d) DefuzzyfyingtheoutputusingCenterofSum(COS)method.

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