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An inexact reasoning algorithm based on fuzzy rule matrix transformations

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This paper presents an efficient algorithm for dealing with inexact reasoning where fuzzy production rules are used for knowledge representation. The finiteness of the algorithm is also analyzed by means of reachability trees.

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  1. Jyh-Sheng Ke

    Present address: the Institute for Information Industry, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.

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  1. Department of Computer and Information Science, National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, Taiwan, R.O.C.

    Shyi-Ming Chen

  2. Department of Electrical Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.

    Jyh-Sheng Ke & Jin-Fu Chang

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Chen, SM., Ke, JS. & Chang, JF. An inexact reasoning algorithm based on fuzzy rule matrix transformations. J Autom Reasoning 8, 77–90 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00263450

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