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Fuzzy reasoning gathered significant attention for its extensive utility since it was introduced. This work puts emphasis on its theoretical aspects and presents a framework for fuzzy logic reasoning considering time-varying uncertainty based on robust control theory. The proposed framework is built upon one basic setting, the Fundamental Axiom of Reasoning, which provides a criterion to demonstrate the validness of a chain reasoning by analytically quantifying its truth value based on multiple fuzzy implication models. The fuzzy reasoning system is casted to a dynamic system where the reasoning process is proactively controlled without violating the basic setting. The time-varying uncertainty in system variables or parameters is addressed by involving the delicately designed robust control. Furthermore, the diverse ways in which time-varying uncertainty impacts the system are also discussed, from modeling stage to control stage. Finally, an automated speed control problem with time-varying uncertainty is considered to demonstrate how to apply the proposed framework.
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This research is sponsored in part by the key R&D projects of the ministry of science and technology (No. 2020YFB1710901) and in part by the NSFC Program (No. 61872217, No. U20A20285, No. 52122217, No. U1801263). This research is also sponsored by the China Scholarship Council.
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Meng, T., Huang, J., Chen, YH. et al. New Framework for Fuzzy Logic Reasoning: A Robust Control Theoretic Approach. Int. J. Fuzzy Syst. 26, 463–481 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40815-023-01606-x
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