Fuzzy Logic and Intelligent Technologies for Nuclear Science and Industry

The Table of Contents for the book is as follows:

• Preface

• Invited Opening Lecture

  • Computational Intelligence and Nuclear Engineering

• PART 1: FUZZY MATHEMATICS AND APPLICATIONS

  • Uninorms: The Known Classes

  • The Dizzy Number of Fuzzy Implication Operators on Finite Chains

  • General Reliability Theory on the Basis of Upper and Lower Previsions

  • Fuzzy Typical Values and Sets Defined from Statistical Data

  • Some Remarks on Stationary Possibilistic Processes

  • Defuzzification: Methods and Properties

  • Towards a Descriptive Evaluation of Aggregation Models in Fuzzy Decision Support Systems

  • Application of a Modified OWA Operator to a Designer Decision Support System (DDAS)

  • Stability of Fuzzy Decision Trees When Classifying Evolving Observations

  • Fuzzy Rule-Based Modeling of a Class of Nonlinear Complex Systems

  • Fuzzy Controller Structure Transformation

  • Fuzzy Modeling and System Identification

  • Estimating Fractal Dimension Using Fuzzy Model

  • Improvement of the Robustness of Model-Based Measuring Methods Using Fuzzy Logic

  • Data Classification Based on Subtractive and Gravity Fuzzy C-Means Clustering

  • Predictive Control Using Fuzzy Models Applied to a Steam Generating Unit

• PART 2: SOFTCOMPUTING AND INTELLIGENT ENGINEERING APPLICATIONS

  • The Importance of Softcomputing Methods for Military Observation Systems (Invited)

  • Multistage Fuzzy Control in Some Power Engineering Applications (Invited)

  • Risk Analysis in Distributed Databases Using Evidence Theory

  • The Use of Bayesian Belief Nets in Safety Assessment of Software Based Systems

  • The Calibration of the Normal Information Diffusion Model and Its Application in Risk Assessment of Natural Disaster

  • Rough Discovery for Nuclear Safety

  • Risk Estimation of Natural Disaster in Hunan Province by Fuzzy Mathematical Method

  • A Data Model for the Morphogenetic Neuron and Its Analogy with the Physical Model of Belief and Plausibility Measures (Invited)

  • Possibilistic Decision Making in Sensor Systems

  • A Comparison of Advanced Techniques for Monitoring the Condition of Machinery

  • A Proposal for an Adaptive Information Filtering and Control Concept

  • On Analog Implementation of Discrete Neural Networks

  • Genetic Algorithms in Dynamical Systems Optimisation and Adaptation

  • Underwater Target Localization and Estimation of Ocean Environmental Parameters Using a Genetic Algorithm

  • Comprehensive Fuzzy Control of Systems with Complex Sensor Patterns

  • Integration of Linguistic and Numerical Information for Biped Locomotion

  • Position and Vibration Control of a Flexible Robot Manipulator Using Fuzzy Logic

  • Stroke Based Gesture Recognition Using Polhemus Sensor for Remote Work Monitoring

  • A Neural Algorithm for Moving Control of Mobile Robots in an Office Hall

  • A Robot Endeffector Tracking System Based on Feedforward Neural Network

  • Knowledge Management — A Tool for the Deregulated Market Place

• PART 3: NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS

  • Nuclear Energy and Safety Assessment

  • Determination of Funding Requirements in Radioactive Waste Management Projects Using Fuzzy Reasoning

  • Contribution of Neural Networks to Nuclear Measurements

  • A Fuzzy Clustering Application to Land Use Classification In Satellite Images

  • On-line Integration of Camera and Radiation Data Using Neural Network

  • Practical Inconsistency Management for Critical-Tasks Decision-Support Systems

  • Continued Fractions: Yet Another Tool to Overcome the Curse of Dimensionality

  • Triga Mark-II Reactor Controller Design Using Genetic Algorithm

  • Fuel Reload Pattern Design within a Family of Hybrid Architectures

  • A Small Scale Simulator of the Pressurizer with Expert System

  • Comparative Study of Fuzzy Control, PID Control, and Advanced Fuzzy Control for Simulating a Nuclear Reactor Operation

  • Development of Plant Surveillance and Operations Systems at the OECD Halden Reactor Project

  • FAME — a Tool for Function Allocation in NPP Control Rooms

  • A Neuro-Fuzzy Model Applied to Full Range Signal Validation of PWR Nuclear Power Plant Data

  • ALADDIN: A Neural Classifier of Fast Transients for Alarm Filtering in Nuclear Power Plants

  • The Challenges for Telerobotics in a Nuclear Environment

  • Virtual Teleoperation for Nuclear Hot-Cell Applications

• Author Index