Fuzzy Logic And Intelligent Technologies In Nuclear Science Proceedings Of The 1st International Woksp Flins 94

Key issues in applied and fundamental research related to Fuzzy Logic and Intelligent Technologies in the nuclear industry and related fields were addressed by the above workshop. The papers in this volume were carefully selected from a large number of contributions, and cover applications in radiation protection, nuclear safety (human factors and reliability), safeguards, nuclear power plant control, decision making and nuclear reactor control. The papers are categorised into three groups, namely mathematics (basic tools for the treatment of fuzzy logic), engineering (knowledge-based engineering, expert systems, etc.) and nuclear science.

Following FLINS '94 and FLINS '96, the first and second International Workshops on Fuzzy Logic and Intelligent Technologies in Nuclear Science, FLINS '98 covers recent developments, both of a foundational and applicational character, in the fields of intelligent techniques such as fuzzy logic, neural networks, genetic algorithms, robotics, man-machine interface and decision-support systems within nuclear science and related research fields.This volume clearly shows the leading role of FLINS as a forum for the applications of new intelligent techniques in the nuclear domain.

This book is divided into three parts. The first part, “Mathematical Tools and New Developments”, provides basic tools to treat fuzzy set theory, rough set theory, fuzzy control, fuzzy modelling, decision support systems, and related applications. The second part, “Intelligent Engineering Applications”, reports on engineering problems such as man-machine interface, risk analysis, image processing, robotics, knowledge-based engineering, expert systems, process control integration, diagnosis, measurements and interpretation by intelligent techniques and soft computing used for general engineering applications. The third part, “Nuclear Engineering Applications”, concentrates on nuclear applications and covers several topics such as nuclear energy, nuclear safety assessment, radioactive waste management, nuclear measurements, nuclear safeguards, nuclear reactor operation, reactor controller design, fuel reload pattern design, signal validation, nuclear power plants, and optimizations in nuclear applications. Contents:Fuzzy-Neural Systems: A Basis for Soft-Computing (M M Gupta)Images Under Fuzzy Relations: A Master-Key to Fuzzy Applications (M De Cock et al.)New Formulations of Law of Large Numbers and Its Convergence in the Framework of Possibility Theory (M Oussalah)Learning and Applications Based on Rough Set Theory (D Cai)Genetic Optimization with Fuzzy Decoding (Y-C Tang et al.)Application of Expert System and Machine Learning Approach to Intelligent Man–Machine Interface (M Šorf et al.)Satellite Image Restoration Based on Atmospheric MTF Evaluation (D Arbel & N S Kopeika)Knowledge Representation Using Fuzzy Logic Based Characteristics for Safety Related Applications Part I: Basic Investigations (R Hampel et al.)An Evaluation Method on the Integrated Safeguards Based on Fuzzy Theory (H Matsuoka et al.)Optimization of the Number of Fuzzy Rules Towards a Better Temperature Control of Nuclear Reactors (M Si Fodil et al.)Optimization of the Device of Stages Through Genetic Algorithms for Non-Markovian Systems Reliability Evaluation: An Application to Nuclear Safety Systems (M E Costa Nunes)and other papers Readership: Engineers, computer scientists, mathematicians, medical professionals, psychologists and sociologists. Keywords:Mathematical Tools and New Developments;Intelligent Engineering Applications;Nuclear Engineering Applications;Genetic Optimization;Atmospheric MTF Evaluation;Fuzzy Logic;Fuzzy Theory

This book introduces a dynamic, on-line fuzzy inference system. In this system membership functions and control rules are not determined until the system is applied and each output of its lookup table is calculated based on current inputs. The book describes the real-world uses of new fuzzy techniques to simplify readers’ tuning processes and enhance the performance of their control systems. It further contains application examples.

FLINS, originally an acronym for Fuzzy Logic and Intelligent Technologies in Nuclear Science, is now extended to Applied Artificial Intelligence for Applied Research. The contributions to the seventh in the series of FLINS conferences contained in this volume cover state-of-the-art research and development in applied artificial intelligence for applied research in general and for power/nuclear engineering in particular.

One of the attractions of fuzzy logic is its utility in solving many real engineering problems. As many have realised, the major obstacles in building a real intelligent machine involve dealing with random disturbances, processing large amounts of imprecise data, interacting with a dynamically changing environment, and coping with uncertainty. Neural-fuzzy techniques help one to solve many of these problems. Fuzzy Logic and Intelligent Systems reflects the most recent developments in neural networks and fuzzy logic, and their application in intelligent systems. In addition, the balance between theoretical work and applications makes the book suitable for both researchers and engineers, as well as for graduate students.