Membership Function

Fuzzy Logic
Abhishek Choudhary
22ETCS126001
Introduction

Lofti A. Zadeh in 1965

Fuzzy Set ∈ [0, 1]

Superset of boolean logic

Degree of truth ➔ Membership Crisp Set = {0, 1}

(Boolean Set)

Mathematical membership equation

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Significance of Membership Function

Model using
Non-binary Membership Obtain Crisp Output
Phenomenon Function (Defuzzification)
(Fuzzification)

Drawing a deterministic conclusion from a non-binary phenomenon

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Discrete Membership Function

A = µA(𝑥1) / 𝑥1 + µA(𝑥2) / 𝑥2 + µA(𝑥3) / 𝑥3 + … + µA(𝑥n) / 𝑥n

µA(𝑥3)

µA(𝑥1) µA(𝑥4)

µA(𝑥2)

𝑥1 𝑥2 𝑥3 … 𝑥n

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 Ideal
Practical Example Temperature

Temperature Membership Function for AC

1.0 1.0

0.8 0.8

0.5 0.5

0.3 0.3

0.1 0.1

18°C 19°C 20°C 21°C 22°C 23°C 24°C 25°C 26°C 27°C

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Continuous Membership Function
A curve that defines how each point in the input space is mapped to a membership value between 0 and 1

A = µ(𝑥)

1.0

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Membership Function Terminologies

1.0 1.0

Crossover 0.5 0.5

Boundary Core Boundary

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Support
Standard Membership Functions
Triangular Membership Function

A = µTriangle(𝑥; a, b, c)

1.0

0 0

a b c

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Standard Membership Functions
Trapezoidal Membership Function

A = µTrapzoid(𝑥; a, b, c, d)

1.0 1.0

0 0

a b c d

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Standard Membership Functions
Gaussian Membership Function Generalized Bell Membership Function

Sigmoidal Membership Function Linear Membership Function

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Which function is the best?

➔ It is subjective
➔ Sometimes, it is trial and error
➔ It is highly dependant on application/domain

● Shinkansen ● Satellite ● Air conditioner

● Prevent wheel slip ● Maintain altitude ● Maintain temperature
● Smooth acceleration ● Docking control ● Increase efficiency

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Complex Membership Functions
Union (Max) Intersection (Min)

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Any Questions?

Thank You

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