Fuzzy logic in its 50th year: new developments, directions and challenges

摘要

Lotfi Zadeh published his initial work on fuzzy set theory in 1965. This volume celebrates a half century of progress in the research and applications of fuzzy set theory and fuzzy logic. The 16 contributions in this volume are divided into four parts: (1) a historical review of the origins of both fuzzy sets as a concept and its uses in support of decision making, (2) the mathematical foundations of fuzzy sets including descriptions of extensions to fuzzy set theory by their originators, (3) applications in several sciences, and (4) applications emphasizing management and decision making in mainly business contexts. Ten of the 16 papers are on applications in the last two parts of the book.