➢Defuzzification methods

➢ Centroid method
➢ Center of sums
➢ Center of largest area
➢ Weighted average method
➢ Maxima Methods
➢ First of maxima
➢ Last of maxima
➢ Mean of maxima

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CENTROID METHOD

• Example:

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CENTROID METHOD
x* =
 Ax
A
x* = 18.353 / 3.715
5.5

= 4.9

0.5 0.25

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 Example
Find the defuzzified output value using different defuzzification
methods for the given membership functions.

• Centroid Mtd:
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10.9605 / 3.445 = 3.181
CENTER OF SUMS
➢This method employs the algebraic sum of the individual fuzzy
subsets instead of their unions

➢The calculations here are very fast but the main drawback is that the
intersecting areas are added twice

➢The defuzzified value z* is given by

CENTER OF SUMS

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CENTER OF SUMS
• Example:

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 CENTER OF LARGEST AREA

➢If the output fuzzy set has at least two convex subregions,
then the center of gravity (i.e., z∗ is calculated using the
centroid method) of the convex fuzzy sub-region with the
largest area is used to obtain the defuzzified value z∗ of the
output.
CENTER OF LARGEST AREA

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 Weighted Average Method
• This method is valid for fuzzy sets with symmetrical output membership functions and
produces results very close to the COA method.

• This method is less computationally intensive.

• Each membership function is weighted by its maximum membership value.

The defuzzified value is given by

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x* =
  ( x) x
  ( x)

Here ∑ denotes the algebraic summation and x is the element with maximum membership
function

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