Extension principles for interval-valued intuitionistic fuzzy sets and algebraic operations

The Atanassov’s intuitionistic fuzzy (IF) set theory has become a popular topic of investigation in the fuzzy set community. However, there is less investigation on the representation of level sets and extension principles for interval-valued intuitionistic fuzzy (IVIF) sets as well as algebraic operations. In this paper, firstly the representation theorem of IVIF sets is proposed by using the concept of level sets. Then, the extension principles of IVIF sets are developed based on the representation theorem. Finally, the addition, subtraction, multiplication and division operations over IVIF sets are defined based on the extension principle. The representation theorem and extension principles as well as algebraic operations form an important part of Atanassov’s IF set theory.     

格蕴涵代数的反犹豫模糊滤子

本文研究了格蕴涵代数的反犹豫模糊滤子。将反犹豫模糊集应用于格蕴涵代数,提出反犹豫模糊滤子概念,得到了若干等价刻画;给出犹豫模糊集的反扩张定理,并讨论了反犹豫模糊滤子的像与原像的关系;最后定义了犹豫模糊集的反直积,研究了反犹豫模糊滤子与直积格蕴涵代数的反犹豫模糊滤子之间的关系,证明了乘积格蕴涵代数的犹豫模糊子集是反犹豫模糊滤子的必要条件。     

模糊数直觉模糊集运算的模糊结构元表示

在文[4]提出的模糊数直觉模糊集定义的基础上,将文[2]和[7]定义的区间值直觉模糊集运算推广到模糊数直觉模糊集中.利用模糊数的结构元表示方法,得到了模糊数直觉模糊集运算的简便的结构元表示形式,同时给出这些运算的相关性质及证明.     

模糊T-粗糙集的代数性质

利用完备分配格L上t-模T,引进L上模糊T-粗糙集的概念,在此基础上定义模糊商集及其上、下近似的概念,研究它们的代数性质,得到若干结果。     

直觉模糊集的扩张运算

在 K.Atanassov引进直觉模糊集概念的基础上 ,首先给出乘积的定义和扩张原理 ,并讨论群上的直觉模糊集的并、交等扩张运算 ;其次在两个经典群同态、同构的条件下 ,研究直觉模糊集乘积的扩张运算问题。     

Canonical extensions of double quasioperator algebras: An algebraic perspective on duality for certain algebras with binary operations

The context for this paper is a class of distributive lattice expansions, called double quasioperator algebras (DQAs). The distinctive feature of these algebras is that their operations preserve or reverse both join and meet in each coordinate. Algebras of this type provide algebraic semantics for certain non-classical propositional logics. In particular, MV-algebras, which model the ?ukasiewicz infinite-valued logic, are DQAs.Varieties of DQAs are here studied through their canonical extensions. A variety of this type having additional operations of arity at least 2 may fail to be canonical; it is already known, for example, that the variety of MV-algebras is not. Non-canonicity occurs when basic operations have two distinct canonical extensions and both are necessary to capture the structure of the original algebra. This obstruction to canonicity is different in nature from that customarily found in other settings. A generalized notion of canonicity is introduced which is shown to circumvent the problem. In addition, generalized canonicity allows one to capture on the canonical extensions of DQAs the algebraic operations in such a way that the laws that these obey may be translated into first-order conditions on suitable frames. This correspondence may be seen as the algebraic component of duality, in a way which is made precise.In many cases of interest, binary residuated operations are present. An operation h which, coordinatewise, preserves ∨ and 0 lifts to an operation which is residuated, even when h is not. If h also preserves binary meet then the upper adjoints behave in a functional way on the frames.     

Intuitionistic fuzzy sublattices and ideals

We study the concept of intuitionistic fuzzy sublattices and intuitionistic fuzzy ideals of a lattice. Some characterization and properties of these intuitionistic fuzzy sublattices and ideals are established. Also we introduce the sum and product of two intuitionistic fuzzy ideals and prove that the sum and product of two Intuitionistic fuzzy ideals of a distributive lattice is again an intuitionistic fuzzy ideal. Moreover, we study the properties of intuitionistic fuzzy ideals under lattice homomorphism.     

L-Fuzzy Domain及其相关性质

基于[5]提出的L-fuzzy拟序集，引入L-fuzzy集关于L-fuzzy偏序的并，当L是完全分配格时L-fuzzy拟序集上的L-fuzzy定向集等概念，在此基础上定义L-fuzzy domain，证明它是通常Domain的模糊推广，并得到若干相关性质。     

Fuzzy network technique for technological forecasting

The stochastic network technique is known to be a powerful tool carrying out a technological forecast of complex systems. A network dealt with is characterized by a tetrad of essential elements: logical nodes with some inputs and outputs, probabilistics activity branches, feedback loops, and multiple sources and sinks. A set of network parameters is defined for each element and their values are estimated for practical analysis of the network. In the case where the system to be treated is very large and/or complex, it cannot always be represented by a definite network and therefore forecasted values of parameters are inevitably indefinite themselves. A conventional probabilistic approach is sometimes inadequate in such a case. In the light of these facts, the paper proposes a fuzzy network technique, in which among activity branches emanating from a node, a branch to be undertaken once the node is realized belongs to a fuzzy set; and the time required to complete an activity branch belongs to a fuzzy set. Operations of maximum and minimum for sum and product of fuzzy sets take the place of manipulations of addition and multiplication for probabilities, respectively. Although the operations are somewhat formal, the obtained results seem interesting. A numerical example is attached to show a comparison of the proposed technique with the conventional one.     

Mathematical morphology on bipolar fuzzy sets: general algebraic framework

In many domains of information processing, bipolarity is a core feature to be considered: positive information represents what is possible or preferred, while negative information represents what is forbidden or surely false. If the information is moreover endowed with vagueness and imprecision, as is the case for instance in spatial information processing, then bipolar fuzzy sets constitute an appropriate knowledge representation framework. In this paper, we focus on mathematical morphology as a tool to handle such information and reason on it. Applying mathematical morphology to bipolar fuzzy sets requires defining an appropriate lattice. We extend previous work based on specific partial orderings to any partial ordering leading to a complete lattice. We address the case of algebraic operations and of operations based on a structuring element, and show that they have good properties for any partial ordering, and that they can be useful for processing in particular spatial information, but also other types of bipolar information such as preferences and constraints. Particular cases using Pareto and lexicographic orderings are illustrated. Operations derived from fuzzy bipolar erosion and dilation are proposed as well.     

Product design and selection using fuzzy QFD and fuzzy MCDM approaches

Quality function deployment (QFD) is a useful analyzing tool in product design and development. To solve the uncertainty or imprecision in QFD, numerous researchers have applied the fuzzy set theory to QFD and developed various fuzzy QFD models. Three issues are investigated by examining their models. First, the extant studies focused on identifying important engineering characteristics and seldom explored the subsequent prototype product selection issue. Secondly, the previous studies usually use fuzzy number algebraic operations to calculate the fuzzy sets in QFD. This approach may cause a great deviation in the result from the correct value. Thirdly, few studies have paid attention to the competitive analysis in QFD. However, it can provide product developers with a large amount of valuable information. Aimed at these three issues, this study integrates fuzzy QFD and the prototype product selection model to develop a product design and selection (PDS) approach. In fuzzy QFD, the α-cut operation is adopted to calculate the fuzzy set of each component. Competitive analysis and the correlations among engineering characteristics are also considered. In prototype product selection, engineering characteristics and the factors involved in product development are considered. A fuzzy multi-criteria decision making (MCDM) approach is proposed to select the best prototype product. A case study is given to illustrate the research steps for the proposed PDS method. The proposed method provides product developers with more useful information and precise analysis results. Thus, the PDS method can serve as a helpful decision-aid tool in product design.     

Q-截集,Q-截云和模糊集的运算

通过引进Q-截集的概念,我们得到了新的分解定理和表现定理。利用Q-截集和随机集落影理论,导出了模糊集的运算、多值蕴涵算子和双蕴涵算子,特别是导出了模糊条件语句的逻辑算子。     

EQ-algebras

We introduce a new class of algebras called EQ-algebras. An EQ-algebra has three basic binary operations (meet, multiplication and a fuzzy equality) and a top element. These algebras are intended to become algebras of truth values for a higher-order fuzzy logic (a fuzzy type theory, FTT). The motivation stems from the fact that until now, the truth values in FTT were assumed to form either an IMTL-, BL-, or MV-algebra, all of them being special kinds of residuated lattices in which the basic operations are the monoidal operation (multiplication) and its residuum. The latter is a natural interpretation of implication in fuzzy logic; the equivalence is then interpreted by the biresiduum, a derived operation. The basic connective in FTT, however, is a fuzzy equality and, therefore, it is not natural to interpret it by a derived operation. This defect is expected to be removed by the class of EQ-algebras introduced and studied in this paper. From the algebraic point of view, the class of EQ-algebras generalizes, in a certain sense, the class of residuated lattices and so, they may become an interesting class of algebraic structures as such.     

Fuzzy幂群的基数定理

文（１）提出了幂群的概念，给出了幂群中各元素是等势的基数定理，文（２）提出了Ｆｕｚｚｙ幂群的概念，但没研究其中各元素的基数问题，本文深入研究这一问题，得到了由Ｄ．Ｄｕｂｏｉｓ等在文（３）中提出的和由李洪兴等在文（４）中提出的两种Ｆｕｚｚｙ集基数形式下的Ｆｕｚｚｙ幂群的基数定理，并给出了Ｆｕｚｚｙ幂群中与基数有关的若干结果。     

Operation properties and -equalities of complex fuzzy sets

A complex fuzzy set is a fuzzy set whose membership function takes values in the unit circle in the complex plane. This paper investigates various operation properties and proposes a distance measure for complex fuzzy sets. The distance of two complex fuzzy sets measures the difference between the grades of two complex fuzzy sets as well as that between the phases of the two complex fuzzy sets. This distance measure is then used to define δ-equalities of complex fuzzy sets which coincide with those of fuzzy sets already defined in the literature if complex fuzzy sets reduce to real-valued fuzzy sets. Two complex fuzzy sets are said to be δ-equal if the distance between them is less than 1-δ. This paper shows how various operations between complex fuzzy sets affect given δ-equalities of complex fuzzy sets. An example application of signal detection demonstrates the utility of the concept of δ-equalities of complex fuzzy sets in practice.     

Feasible algorithms for approximate reasoning using fuzzy logic

Deductive reasoning with classical logic is hampered when imprecision is present in the variables, although human reasoning can cope quite adequately with vague concepts. A new approach to reasoning which allows imprecise conclusions to be drawn consistently from imprecise premises was introduced by Baldwin [2]. This method is economical in calculation as it avoids the high dimensionality that fuzzy set representations often involve.This paper briefly reviews the method from an operational viewpoint, isolating the individual processes that are used in the method. A feasible algorithm for computing each process is then presented.It is assumed that the reader is familiar with the concept of, and operations on, fuzzy sets introduced by Zadeh [14].     

A novel approach to multi attribute group decision making based on trapezoidal interval type-2 fuzzy soft sets

Soft set theory, originally proposed by Molodtsov, has become an effective mathematical tool to deal with uncertainty. A type-2 fuzzy set, which is characterized by a fuzzy membership function, can provide us with more degrees of freedom to represent the uncertainty and the vagueness of the real world. Interval type-2 fuzzy sets are the most widely used type-2 fuzzy sets. In this paper, we first introduce the concept of trapezoidal interval type-2 fuzzy numbers and present some arithmetic operations between them. As a special case of interval type-2 fuzzy sets, trapezoidal interval type-2 fuzzy numbers can express linguistic assessments by transforming them into numerical variables objectively. Then, by combining trapezoidal interval type-2 fuzzy sets with soft sets, we propose the notion of trapezoidal interval type-2 fuzzy soft sets. Furthermore, some operations on trapezoidal interval type-2 fuzzy soft sets are defined and their properties are investigated. Finally, by using trapezoidal interval type-2 fuzzy soft sets, we propose a novel approach to multi attribute group decision making under interval type-2 fuzzy environment. A numerical example is given to illustrate the feasibility and effectiveness of the proposed method.