A Novel Fuzzy Inference System-Based Endmember Extraction in Hyperspectral Images

Spectral unmixing helps to identify different components present in the spectral mixtures which occur in the uppermost layer of the area owing to the low spatial resolution of hyperspectral images.Most spectral unmixing methods are globally based and do not consider the spectral variability among its endmembers that occur due to illumination,atmospheric,and environmental conditions.Here,endmember bundle extraction plays a major role in overcoming the above-mentioned limitations leading to more accurate abundance fractions.Accordingly,a two-stage approach is proposed to extract endmembers through endmember bundles in hyperspectral images.The divide and conquer method is applied as the first step in subset images with only the non-redundant bands to extract endmembers using the Vertex Component Analysis(VCA)and N-FINDR algorithms.A fuzzy rule-based inference system utilizing spectral matching parameters is proposed in the second step to categorize endmembers.The endmember with the minimum error is chosen as the final endmember in each specific category.The proposed method is simple and automatically considers endmember variability in hyperspectral images.The efficiency of the proposed method is evaluated using two real hyperspectral datasets.The average spectral angle and abundance angle are used to analyze the performance measures.

A precise tidal prediction mechanism based on the combination of harmonic analysis and adaptive network-based fuzzy inference system model

An efficient and accurate prediction of a precise tidal level in estuaries and coastal areas is indispensable for the management and decision-making of human activity in the field wok of marine engineering. The variation of the tidal level is a time-varying process. The time-varying factors including interference from the external environment that cause the change of tides are fairly complicated. Furthermore, tidal variations are affected not only by periodic movement of celestial bodies but also by time-varying interference from the external environment. Consequently, for the efficient and precise tidal level prediction, a neuro-fuzzy hybrid technology based on the combination of harmonic analysis and adaptive network-based fuzzy inference system（ANFIS）model is utilized to construct a precise tidal level prediction system, which takes both advantages of the harmonic analysis method and the ANFIS network. The proposed prediction model is composed of two modules： the astronomical tide module caused by celestial bodies’ movement and the non-astronomical tide module caused by various meteorological and other environmental factors. To generate a fuzzy inference system（FIS） structure,three approaches which include grid partition（GP）, fuzzy c-means（FCM） and sub-clustering（SC） are used in the ANFIS network constructing process. Furthermore, to obtain the optimal ANFIS based prediction model, large numbers of simulation experiments are implemented for each FIS generating approach. In this tidal prediction study, the optimal ANFIS model is used to predict the non-astronomical tide module, while the conventional harmonic analysis model is used to predict the astronomical tide module. The final prediction result is performed by combining the estimation outputs of the harmonious analysis model and the optimal ANFIS model. To demonstrate the applicability and capability of the proposed novel prediction model, measured tidal level samples of Fort Pulaski tidal station are selected as the testing database. Simulation and experimental results confirm that the proposed prediction approach can achieve precise predictions for the tidal level with high accuracy, satisfactory convergence and stability.

Hybridization of Differential Evolution and Adaptive-Network-Based Fuzzy Inference Systemin Estimation of Compression Coefficient of Plastic Clay Soil

One of the important geotechnical parameters required for designing of the civil engineering structure is the compressibility of the soil.In this study,the main purpose is to develop a novel hybrid Machine Learning(ML)model(ANFIS-DE),which used Differential Evolution(DE)algorithm to optimize the predictive capability of Adaptive-Network-based Fuzzy Inference System(ANFIS),for estimating soil Compression coefficient(Cc)from other geotechnical parameters namelyWater Content,Void Ratio,SpecificGravity,Liquid Limit,Plastic Limit,Clay content and Depth of Soil Samples.Validation of the predictive capability of the novel model was carried out using statistical indices:Root Mean Square Error(RMSE),Mean Absolute Error(MAE),and Correlation Coefficient(R).In addition,two popular ML models namely Reduced Error Pruning Trees(REPTree)and Decision Stump(Dstump)were used for comparison.Results showed that the performance of the novel model ANFIS-DE is the best(R=0.825,MAE=0.064 and RMSE=0.094)in comparison to other models such as REPTree(R=0.7802,MAE=0.068 and RMSE=0.0988)andDstump(R=0.7325,MAE=0.0785 and RMSE=0.1036).Therefore,the ANFIS-DE model can be used as a promising tool for the correct and quick estimation of the soil Cc,which can be employed in the design and construction of civil engineering structures.

Fuzzy Inference System Design Based on Data Mining Concepts and Its Application in Time Series Forecasting

This paper adopts data mining(DM) technique and fuzzy system theory for robust time series forecasting.By introducing DM technique,the fuzzy rule extraction algorithm is improved to be more robust with the noises and outliers in time series.Then,the constructed fuzzy inference system(FIS) is optimized with a partition refining strategy to balance the system's accuracy and complexity.The proposed algorithm is compared with the WangMendel(WM) method,a benchmark method for building FIS,in comprehensive analysis of robustness.In the classical Mackey-Glass time series forecasting,the simulation results prove that the proposed method is able to predict time series with random perturbation more accurately.For the practical application,the proposed FIS is applied to predicting the time series of ship maneuvering motion.To obtain actual time series data records,the ship maneuvering motion trial is conducted in the Yukun ship of Dalian Maritime University in China.The time series forecasting results show that the FIS constructed with DM concepts can forecast ship maneuvering motion robustly and effectively.

Sleep Apnea Detection Using Adaptive Neuro Fuzzy Inference System

This paper presents an efficient and easy implemented method for detecting minute based analysis of sleep apnea. The nasal, chest and abdominal based respiratory signals extracted from polysomnography recordings are obtained from PhysioNet apnea-ECG database. Wavelet transforms are applied on the 1-minute and 3-minute length recordings. According to the preliminary tests, the variances of 10th and 11th detail components can be used as discriminative features for apneas. The features obtained from total 8 recordings are used for training and testing of an adaptive neuro fuzzy inference system (ANFIS). Training and testing process have been repeated by using the randomly obtained five different sequences of whole data for generalization of the ANFIS. According to results, ANFIS based classification has sufficient accuracy for apnea detection considering of each type of respiratory. However, the best result is obtained by analyzing the 3-minute length nasal based respiratory signal. In this study, classification accuracies have been obtained greater than 95.2% for each of the five sequences of entire data.

Fuzzy inference systems with no any rule base and linearly parameter growth

A class of new fuzzy inference systems New-FISs is presented.Compared with the standard fuzzy system, New-FIS is still a universal approximator and has no fuzzy rule base and linearly parameter growth. Thus, it effectively overcomes the second "curse of dimensionality":there is an exponential growth in the number of parameters of a fuzzy system as the number of input variables,resulting in surprisingly reduced computational complexity and being especially suitable for applications,where the complexity is of the first importance with respect to the approximation accuracy.

Adaptive neuro fuzzy inference system for classification of water quality status

An adaptive neuro fuzzy inference system was used for classifying water quality status of river. It applied several physical and inorganic chemical indicators including dissolved oxygen, chemical oxygen demand, and ammonia-nitrogen. A data set （nine weeks, total 845 observations） was collected from 100 monitoring stations in all major river basins in China and used for training and validating the model. Up to 89.59% of the data could be correctly classified using this model. Such performance was more competitive when compared with artificial neural networks. It is applicable in evaluation and classification of water quality status.

Simulation of foamed concrete compressive strength prediction using adaptive neuro-fuzzy inference system optimized by nature-inspired algorithms

Concrete compressive strength prediction is an essential process for material design and sustainability.This study investigates several novel hybrid adaptive neuro-fuzzy inference system(ANFIS)evolutionary models,i.e.,ANFIS-particle swarm optimization(PSO),ANFIS-ant colony,ANFIS-differential evolution(DE),and ANFIS-genetic algorithm to predict the foamed concrete compressive strength.Several concrete properties,including cement content(C),oven dry density(O),water-to-binder ratio(W),and foamed volume(F)are used as input variables.A relevant data set is obtained from open-access published experimental investigations and used to build predictive models.The performance of the proposed predictive models is evaluated based on the mean performance(MP),which is the mean value of several statistical error indices.To optimize each predictive model and its input variables,univariate(C,O,W,and F),bivariate(C-O,C-W,C-F,O-W,O-F,and W-F),trivariate(C-O-W,C-W-F,O-W-F),and four-variate(C-O-W-F)combinations of input variables are constructed for each model.The results indicate that the best predictions obtained using the univariate,bivariate,trivariate,and four-variate models are ANFIS-DE-(O)(MP=0.96),ANFIS-PSO-(C-O)(MP=0.88),ANFIS-DE-(O-W-F)(MP=0.94),and ANFIS-PSO-(C-O-W-F)(MP=0.89),respectively.ANFIS-PSO-(C-O)yielded the best accurate prediction of compressive strength with an MP value of 0.96.

Network video quality assessment based on fuzzy inference system

The objective assessment method of network video quality is a challenge, because the video quality will be distorted by various factors, including transmission and compression. In order to improve the objective method, an objective assessment method based on fuzzy inference system of Mamdani is proposed. Firstly, six quality parameters are introduced. All the quality parameters are inputted to fuzzy logic controller system. Secondly, the outputs are used as next inputs and inferred by another fuzzy logic controller system to obtain the objective quality of network video. Lastly, the performance of proposed method is validated on four videos with different network environment. Meanwhile this method is compared with other methods. The experimental results show that the proposed method can improve the similarity between subjective and objective assessment.

A soft computing approach for prediction of P-r-T behavior of natural gas using adaptive neuro-fuzzy inference system

Density is an important property of natural gas required for the design of gas processing and reservoir simulation.Due to expensive measurement of density,industry tends to predict gas density through an EOS.However,all EOS are associated with uncertainties,especially at highpressure conditions.Also,using sophisticated EOS in commercial software renders simulation highly time-consuming.This work aims to evaluate performance of adaptive neuro-fuzzy inference system(ANFIS)as a widely-accepted intelligent model for prediction of P-r-T behavior of natural gas.Using experimental data reported in the literature,our inference system was trained with 95 data of natural gas densities in the temperature range of(250-450)K and pressures up to 150 MPa.Additionally,prediction by ANFIS was compared with those of AGA8 and GERG04 which both are leading industrial EOS for calculation of natural gas density.It was observed that ANFIS predicts natural gas density with AARD%of 1.704;and is able to estimate gas density as accurate as sophisticated EOS.The proposed model is applicable for predicting gas density in the range of(250-450)K,(10-150)MPa and also for sweet gases,i.e.,containing a low concentration of N2 and CO2.

Intention Estimation of Adversarial Spatial Target Based on Fuzzy Inference

Estimating the intention of space objects plays an important role in air-craft design,aviation safety,military and otherfields,and is an important refer-ence basis for air situation analysis and command decision-making.This paper studies an intention estimation method based on fuzzy theory,combining prob-ability to calculate the intention between two objects.This method takes a space object as the origin of coordinates,observes the target’s distance,speed,relative heading angle,altitude difference,steering trend and etc.,then introduces the spe-cific calculation methods of these parameters.Through calculation,values are input into the fuzzy inference model,andfinally the action intention of the target is obtained through the fuzzy rule table and historical weighted probability.Ver-ified by simulation experiment,the target intention inferred by this method is roughly the same as the actual behavior of the target,which proves that the meth-od for identifying the target intention is effective.

Functional-type Single-input-rule-modules Connected Neural Fuzzy System for Wind Speed Prediction

Wind is one kind of clean and free renewable energy sources. Wind speed plays a pivotal role in the wind power output. However, due to the random and unstable nature of the wind, accurate prediction of wind speed is a particularly challenging task. This paper presents a novel neural fuzzy method for the hourly wind speed prediction. Firstly, a neural structure is proposed for the functional-type single-input-rule-modules(FSIRMs) connected fuzzy inference system(FIS) to combine the merits of both the FSIRMs connected FIS and the neural network. Then, in order to achieve both the smallest training errors and the smallest parameters, a least square method based parameter learning algorithm is presented for the proposed FSIRMs connected neural fuzzy system(FSIRMNFS). Further,the proposed FSIRMNFS and its parameter learning algorithm are applied to the hourly wind speed prediction. Experiments and comparisons are also made to show the effectiveness and advantages of the proposed approach. Experimental results verified that our study has presented an effective approach for the hourly wind speed prediction. The proposed approach can also be used for the prediction of wind direction, wind power and some other prediction applications in the research field of renewable energy.

Robust PID Controller Design on Quantum Fuzzy Inference: Imperfect KB Quantum Self-Organization Effect-Quantum Supremacy Effect

The new method of robust self-organized PID controller design based on a quantum fuzzy inference algorithm is proposed.The structure and mechanism of a quantum PID controller(QPID)based on a quantum decision-making logic by using two K-gains of classical PID(with constant K-gains)controllers are investigated.Computational intelligence toolkit as a soft computing technology in learning situations is applied.Benchmark’s simulation results of intelligent robust control are demonstrated and analyzed.Quantum supremacy demonstrated.

Dynamically Scaled Fuzzy Control of Autonomous Intelligent Actor

The article presents an approach toward the implementation of an Autonomous Intelligent Actor’s (AIA) [1] fuzzy control mechanism, when each step of it is based on dynamically defined scale. Such a scale is directed by fuzzy conditional inference rule. The approach, offered in the article, allows “soft landing” of AIA on a Target even in a case of “unfriendly” docking situation.

Solar Radiation Estimation Based on a New Combined Approach of Artificial Neural Networks (ANN) and Genetic Algorithms (GA) in South Algeria

When designing solar systems and assessing the effectiveness of their many uses,estimating sun irradiance is a crucial first step.This study examined three approaches(ANN,GA-ANN,and ANFIS)for estimating daily global solar radiation(GSR)in the south of Algeria:Adrar,Ouargla,and Bechar.The proposed hybrid GA-ANN model,based on genetic algorithm-based optimization,was developed to improve the ANN model.The GA-ANN and ANFIS models performed better than the standalone ANN-based model,with GA-ANN being better suited for forecasting in all sites,and it performed the best with the best values in the testing phase of Coefficient of Determination(R=0.9005),Mean Absolute Percentage Error(MAPE=8.40%),and Relative Root Mean Square Error(rRMSE=12.56%).Nevertheless,the ANFIS model outperformed the GA-ANN model in forecasting daily GSR,with the best values of indicators when testing the model being R=0.9374,MAPE=7.78%,and rRMSE=10.54%.Generally,we may conclude that the initial ANN stand-alone model performance when forecasting solar radiation has been improved,and the results obtained after injecting the genetic algorithm into the ANN to optimize its weights were satisfactory.The model can be used to forecast daily GSR in dry climates and other climates and may also be helpful in selecting solar energy system installations and sizes.

Accuracy improvement of GPS/MEMS-INS integrated navigation system during GPS signal outage for land vehicle navigation

To improve the reliability and accuracy of the global po- sitioning system （GPS）/micro electromechanical system （MEMS）- inertial navigation system （INS） integrated navigation system, this paper proposes two different methods. Based on wavelet threshold denoising and functional coefficient autoregressive （FAR） model- ing, a combined data processing method is presented for MEMS inertial sensor, and GPS attitude information is also introduced to improve the estimation accuracy of MEMS inertial sensor errors. Then the positioning accuracy during GPS signal short outage is enhanced. To improve the positioning accuracy when a GPS signal is blocked for long time and solve the problem of the tra- ditional adaptive neuro-fuzzy inference system （ANFIS） method with poor dynamic adaptation and large calculation amount, a self-constructive ANFIS （SCANFIS） combined with the extended Kalman filter （EKF） is proposed for MEMS-INS errors modeling and predicting. Experimental road test results validate the effi- ciency of the proposed methods.

Manipulator tracking technology based on FSRUKF

Aiming at the shortcoming that the traditional industrial manipulator using off-line programming cannot change along with the change of external environment,the key technologies such as machine vision and manipulator control are studied,and a complete manipulator vision tracking system is designed.Firstly,Denavit-Hartenberg(D-H)parameters method is used to construct the model of the manipulator and analyze the forward and inverse kinematics equations of the manipulator.At the same time,a binocular camera is used to obtain the threedimensional position of the target.Secondly,in order to make the manipulator track the target more accurately,the fuzzy adaptive square root unscented Kalman filter(FSRUKF)is proposed to estimate the target state.Finally,the manipulator tracking system is built by using the position-based visual servo.The simulation experiments show that FSRUKF converges faster and with less error than the square root unscented Kalman filter(SRUKF),which meets the application requirements of the manipulator tracking system,and basically meets the application requirements of the manipulator tracking system in the practical experiments.

Fuzzy model prediction of Co(Ⅲ)/Al_2O_3 catalytic behavior in Fischer-Tropsch synthesis

The application of Co（Ⅲ）/Al2O3 catalyst in Fischer-Tropsch synthesis（FTS）was studied in a wide range of synthesis gas conversions and compared with Fuzzy Simulation results.Present study applies fuzzy model to predicting the product composition of CH4,CO2 and CO in Fischer-Tropsch process for natural gas synthesis,in which the input vector was 4-dimension including four variables（operating pressure, operating temperature,time and CO/H2 ratio）of 70 different experiments and the output product is a composition of CO2,CO and CH4. The Mamdani algorithm has been applied to the training of the fuzzy system and the test set was used to evaluate the performance of the system including R2,ARE,AARE and SD.The results demonstrated that the predicted values from the model were in good consistency with the experimental data.The work indicates how fuzzy inference system（FIS）,as a promising predicting technique,would be effectively used in FTS.

Generating Type 2 Trapezoidal Fuzzy Membership Function Using Genetic Tuning

Fuzzy inference system(FIS)is a process of fuzzy logic reasoning to produce the output based on fuzzified inputs.The system starts with identifying input from data,applying the fuzziness to input using membership functions(MF),generating fuzzy rules for the fuzzy sets and obtaining the output.There are several types of input MFs which can be introduced in FIS,commonly chosen based on the type of real data,sensitivity of certain rule implied and computational limits.This paper focuses on the construction of interval type 2(IT2)trapezoidal shape MF from fuzzy C Means(FCM)that is used for fuzzification process of mamdani FIS.In the process,upper MF(UMF)and lower MF(LMF)of the MF need to be identified to get the range of the footprint of uncertainty(FOU).This paper proposes Genetic tuning process,which is a part of genetic algorithm(GA),to adjust parameters in order to improve the behavior of existing system,especially to enhance the accuracy of the system model.This novel process is a hybrid approach which produces Genetic Fuzzy System(GFS)that helps to enhance fuzzy classification problems and performance.The approach provides a new method for the construction and tuning process of the IT2 MF,based on the FCM outcomes.The result is compared to Gaussian shape IT2 MF and trapezoid IT2 MF generated by the classic GA method.It is shown that the proposed approach is able to outperform the mentioned benchmarked approaches.The work implies a wider range of IT2 MF types,constructed based on FCM outcomes,and an optimum generation of the FOU so that it can be implemented in practical applications such as prediction,analytics and rule-based solutions.