The most problematic issues in fuzzy modeling of nonlinear system dynamics deal with robustness and interpretability. Traditional data-driven approaches, especially when the data set is not adequate, may lead to a model that results to be either unable to reproduce the system dynamics or numerically unstable or unintelligible. This paper demonstrates that Qualitative Reasoning plays a crucial role to significantly improve both robustness and interpretability. In the modeling framework we propose both fuzzy partition of input-output variables and the fuzzy rule base are built on the available deep knowledge represented through qualitative models. This leads to a clear and neat model structure that does describe the system dynamics, and the parameters of which have a physically significant meaning. Moreover, it allows us to properly constrain the parameter optimization problem, with a consequent gain in numerical stability. The obtained substantial improvement of model robustness and interpretability in "actual" physical terms lays the groundwork for new application perspectives of fuzzy models.

Generating fuzzy models from deep knowledge: robustness and interpretability issues

GUGLIELMANN, RAFFAELLA;
2005-01-01

Abstract

The most problematic issues in fuzzy modeling of nonlinear system dynamics deal with robustness and interpretability. Traditional data-driven approaches, especially when the data set is not adequate, may lead to a model that results to be either unable to reproduce the system dynamics or numerically unstable or unintelligible. This paper demonstrates that Qualitative Reasoning plays a crucial role to significantly improve both robustness and interpretability. In the modeling framework we propose both fuzzy partition of input-output variables and the fuzzy rule base are built on the available deep knowledge represented through qualitative models. This leads to a clear and neat model structure that does describe the system dynamics, and the parameters of which have a physically significant meaning. Moreover, it allows us to properly constrain the parameter optimization problem, with a consequent gain in numerical stability. The obtained substantial improvement of model robustness and interpretability in "actual" physical terms lays the groundwork for new application perspectives of fuzzy models.
2005
9783540273264
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