• Computers and Concrete
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• v.12 no.2
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• pp.109-129
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• 2013

This work presents an approach to model concrete shrinkage. The goal is to permit the concrete industry's experts to develop independent prediction models based on a reduced number of experimental data. The proposed approach combines fuzzy logic and genetic algorithm to optimize the fuzzy decision-making, thereby reducing data collection time. Such an approach was implemented for an experimental data set related to self-compacting concrete. The obtained prediction model was compared against published experimental data (not used in model development) and well-known shrinkage prediction models. The predicted results were verified by statistical analysis, which confirmed the reliability of the developed model. Although the range of application of the developed model is limited, the genetic-fuzzy approach introduced in this work proved suitable for adjusting the prediction model once additional training data are provided. This can be highly inviting for the concrete industry's experts, since they would be able to fine-tune their models depending on the boundary conditions of their production processes.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Intelligent Systems Conference
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• 2006.11a
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• pp.366-369
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• 2006

본 논문에서는 계층적 공정 경쟁 유전자 알고리즘을 통한 비선형시스템의 정보입자 기반 퍼지집합 퍼지집합 모델의 최적화 방법을 제안한다. 퍼지집합 모델은 주로 전문가의 경험에 기반을 두어 얻어지기 때문에 동정과 최적화 과정이 필요하며 GAs를 이용하여 퍼지모델을 최적화한 연구가 많이 있다. GAs는 전역 해를 찾을 수 있는 최적화 알고리즘으로 잘 알려져 있지만 조기 수렴 문제를 포함하고 있다. 병렬유전자 알고리즘(PGA)은 조기수렴를 더디게 하고 전역 해를 찾기 위한 진화알고리즘이다. 적응형 계층적 공정 경쟁기반 유전자 알고리즘(AHFCGA)을 이용하여 퍼지모델의 입력변수, 멤버쉽함수의 수, 멤버쉽함수의 정점 등의 전반부 구조와 파라미터를 동정하였고, LSE를 사용하여 후반부 파라미터를 동정하였으며 실험적 예제를 통하여 제안된 방법의 성능을 평가한다.

• Journal of the Korean Institute of Intelligent Systems
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• v.8 no.3
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• pp.80-87
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• 1998

This paper presents and online scheme for fuzzy modelling of nonlinear systems, based on the model adjustment technique and the genetic algorithm technique. The fuzzy model is characterized by fuzzy "if-then" rules which represent locally linear input-output relations whose consequence parts are defined as subsystems of a nonlinear sysem. The discrete-time model for each subsystem is obtained to deal with initalization and unmeasurable signal problems in online estimation and the final output of the fuzzy model is computed from the outputs of the discrete-time models. Then, the parameters of both the premise and consequence parts of the fuzzy model are adjusted by a genetic algorithm. A set of simulation works is carried out to demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed method.ed method.

• International Journal of Fuzzy Logic and Intelligent Systems
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• v.2 no.3
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• pp.198-203
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• 2002

In this paper, a 3D model of the surface deformation is created in virtual environment. A proposed method is based on the fuzzy model and it is enough that only one rule set is added to the fuzzy model to model a surface deformation. Furthermore, the designer can easily determine which parameters should be used and how they should be changed in order to obtain the shapes as required. The proposed method is, thus, a simple, but effective technique that can also be used in practical applications. The results of the computer simulation are also given to demonstrate the validity of the proposed algorithm.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Precision Engineering
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• v.14 no.4
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• pp.46-55
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• 1997

This paper presents the development of intelligent performance management of computer communication networks for larger-scale integrated systems and the demonstration of its efficacy using computer simula- tion. The innermost core of the performance management is based on fuzzy set theory. This fuzzy perfor- mance manager has learning ability by using principles of neuro-fuzzy model, neuralnetwork, genetic algo- rithm(GA). Two types of performance managers are described in this paper. One is the Neuro-Fuzzy Per- formance Manager(NFPM) of which learning ability is based on the conventional gradient method, and the other is GA-based Neuro-Fuzzy Performance Manager(GNFPM)with its learning ability based on a genetic algorithm. These performance managers have been evaluated via discrete event simulation of a computer network.

• Journal of Korea Multimedia Society
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• v.7 no.6
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• pp.841-850
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• 2004

This paper proposes a GA and GDM-based method for removing unnecessary rules and generating relevant rules from the fuzzy rules corresponding to several fuzzy partitions. The aim of proposed method is to find a minimum set of fuzzy rules that can correctly classify all the training patterns. When the fine fuzzy partition is used with conventional methods, the number of fuzzy rules has been enormous and the performance of fuzzy inference system became low. This paper presents the application of GA as a means of finding optimal solutions over fuzzy partitions. In each rule, the antecedent part is made up the membership functions of a fuzzy set, and the consequent part is made up of a real number. The membership functions and the number of fuzzy inference rules are tuned by means of the GA, while the real numbers in the consequent parts of the rules are tuned by means of the gradient descent method. It is shown that the proposed method has improved than the performance of conventional method in formulating and solving a combinatorial optimization problem that has two objectives: to maximize the number of correctly classified patterns and to minimize the number of fuzzy rules.

• Proceedings of the KSR Conference
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• 2007.11a
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• pp.1529-1532
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• 2007

Failure Mode, Effects, and Criticality Analysis (FMECA) is an extension of FMEA which includes a criticality analysis. The criticality analysis is used to chart the probability of failure modes against the severity of their consequences. The result highlights failure modes with relatively high probability and severity of consequences, allowing remedial effort to be directed where it will produce the greatest value. However, there are several limitations. Measuring severity of failure consequences is subjective and linguistic. Since The result of FMECA only gives qualitative and quantitative informations, it should be re-analysed to prioritize critical units. Fuzzy set theory has been introduced by Lotfi A. Zadeh (1965). It has extended the classical set theory dramatically. Based on fuzzy set theory, fuzzy logic has been developed employing human reasoning process. IF-THEN fuzzy rule based assessment approach can model the expert's decision logic appropriately. Fault tree analysis (FTA) is one of most common fault modeling techniques. It is widely used in many fields practically. In this paper, a simple fault tree analysis is proposed to measure the severity of components. Fuzzy rule based assessment method interprets linguistic variables for determination of critical unit priorities. An rail-way transforming system is analysed to describe the proposed method.

• Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology
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• v.18 no.12
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• pp.2137-2147
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• 2004

The recycling cell formation problem means that disposal products are classified into recycling part families using group technology in their end-of-life phase. Disposal products have the uncertainties of product status by usage influences during product use phase, and recycling cells are formed design, process and usage attributes. In order to deal with the uncertainties, fuzzy set theory and fuzzy logic-based neural network model are applied to recycling cell formation problem for disposal products. Fuzzy C-mean algorithm and a heuristic approach based on fuzzy ART neural network is suggested. Especially, the modified Fuzzy ART neural network is shown that it has a good clustering results and gives an extension for systematically generating alternative solutions in the recycling cell formation problem. Disposal refrigerators are shown as examples.

• Communications for Statistical Applications and Methods
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• v.16 no.5
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• pp.781-790
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• 2009

This paper deals with a rank transformation method and a Theil's method based on an ${\alpha}$-level set of a fuzzy number to construct a fuzzy linear regression model. The rank transformation method is a simple procedure where the data are merely replaced with their corresponding ranks, and the Theil's method uses the median of all estimates of the parameter calculated from selected pairs of observations. We also consider two numerical examples to evaluate effectiveness of the fuzzy regression model using the proposed method and of another fuzzy regression model using the least square method.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Hazard Mitigation
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• v.4 no.1 s.12
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• pp.33-40
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• 2004

The objective of this study is to develop single dam operation models for flood control using Fuzzy control technique, which can improve flood controllability. We set control rules by water level and inflow, and developed three models Fuzzy I, II, III according to rule to decide outflow. Fuzzy I model consists of six rules considering only flood control and Fuzzy II model considers the effect of water use by increasing water level at the end of flood control period as well as flood control during the same period. Finally, Fuzzy m is an adaptive model designed to perform multipurpose dam operation for both flood control and water use simultaneously based on a control rules.