Fuzzy Logic Approach (fuzzy + logic_approach)

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Selected Abstracts


A FUZZY LOGIC APPROACH TO ESTIMATING HYDRAULIC FLOW UNITS FROM WELL LOG DATA: A CASE STUDY FROM THE AHWAZ OILFIELD, SOUTH IRAN

JOURNAL OF PETROLEUM GEOLOGY, Issue 1 2009
A. Kadkhodaie-Ilkhchi
Porosity-permeability relationships in the framework of hydraulic flow units can be used to characterize heterogeneous reservoir rocks. Porosity is a volumetric parameter whereas permeability is a measure of a rock's flow properties and depends on pore distribution and connectivity. Thus zonation of a reservoir using flow zone indicators and the identification of flow units can be used to evaluate reservoir quality based on porosity-permeability relationships. In the present study, we attempt to make a quantitative correlation between flow units and well log responses using fuzzy logic in the mixed carbonate-clastic Asmari Formation at the Ahwaz oilfield, South Iran. A hybrid neuro-fuzzy approach was used to verify the results of fuzzy modelling. For this purpose, well log and core data from three wells at Ahwaz were used to make an intelligent formulation between core-derived flow units and well log responses. Data from a separate well was used for evaluation and validation of the results. The results of this study demonstrate that there is a good agreement between core-derived and fuzzy-logic derived flow units. Fuzzy logic was successful in modelling flow units from well logs at well locations for which no core data was available. [source]


Rule,based reasoning and neural network perception for safe off,road robot mobility

EXPERT SYSTEMS, Issue 4 2002
Edward Tunstel
Operational safety and health monitoring are critical matters for autonomous field mobile robots such as planetary rovers operating on challenging terrain. This paper describes relevant rover safety and health issues and presents an approach to maintaining vehicle safety in a mobility and navigation context. The proposed rover safety module is composed of two distinct components: safe attitude (pitch and roll) management and safe traction management. Fuzzy logic approaches to reasoning about safe attitude and traction management are presented, wherein inertial sensing of safety status and vision,based neural network perception of terrain quality are used to infer safe speeds of traversal. Results of initial field tests and laboratory experiments are also described. The approach provides an intrinsic safety cognizance and a capacity for reactive mitigation of robot mobility and navigation risks. [source]


A fuzzy logic approach to experience-based reasoning

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS, Issue 8 2007
Zhaohao Sun
Experience-based reasoning (EBR) is a reasoning paradigm that has been used in almost every human activity such as business, military missions, and teaching activities since early human history. However, EBR has not been seriously studied from either a logical or mathematical viewpoint, although case-based reasoning (CBR) researchers have paid attention to EBR to some extent. This article will attempt to fill this gap by providing a unified fuzzy logic-based treatment of EBR. More specifically, this article first reviews the logical approach to EBR, in which eight different rules of inference for EBR are discussed. Then the article proposes fuzzy logic-based models to these eight different rules of inference that constitute the fundamentals for all EBR paradigms from a fuzzy logic viewpoint, and therefore will form a theoretical foundation for EBR. The proposed approach will facilitate research and development of EBR, fuzzy systems, intelligent systems, knowledge management, and experience management. © 2007 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Int J Int Syst 22: 867,889, 2007. [source]


Raman spectra enhancement with a fuzzy logic approach

JOURNAL OF RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY, Issue 8 2002
M. J. Soneira
A filter based on the fuzzy logic technique to enhance the signal-to-noise ratio of Raman spectra is presented. The reasoning for generating a fuzzy filter is explained and its performance is evaluated on Raman spectra contaminated with cosmic ray events and shot noise. The filter suppresses noise and simultaneously preserves information without requiring a priori knowledge on the accurate shape of the Raman band and on the statistics of the noise that masks the information signal. Copyright © 2002 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. [source]


FUZZY MULTIATTRIBUTE DECISION MAKING APPROACH FOR DEVELOPMENT AND COMPARISON OF SOY FORTIFIED PANEER

JOURNAL OF SENSORY STUDIES, Issue 2 2002
SUDHIR UPRIT
ABSTRACT Soyfortified paneer (SFP) samples prepared from blends containing different proportions of buffalo milk of varying fat content and soy milk (7.5 °B) were evaluated organoleptically for assessing the quality attributes like body and texture, flavor and taste, color and appearance and the overall acceptability. Sensory data were analyzed using fuzzy logic approach, which addresses the problem of data classification in a unified qualitative and quantitative manner. Results of the study indicated that the fuzzy multiattribute decision making approach provide an adequate and reliable system for product formulation and comparison, based on sensory data. The developed fuzzy mathematical model performed remarkably well in the evaluation and ranking of various SFP samples. The SFP sample made from blend of buffalo milk (4.5% fat) and soy milk (7.5 °B) in the proportion of 90:10 was found to be the most acceptable one for different classes of consumers irrespective of their preferences for a particular sensory quality attribute. [source]