Catalano.Fuzzy

Class Rule

java.lang.Object

Catalano.Fuzzy.Rule

public class Rule
extends java.lang.Object

This class represents a Fuzzy Rule, a linguistic expression representing some behavioral aspect of a Fuzzy Inference System.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
Rule(Database fuzzyDatabase, java.lang.String name, java.lang.String rule) Initializes a new instance of the class using as CoNorm the and as Norm the .
Rule(Database fuzzyDatabase, java.lang.String name, java.lang.String rule, INorm normOperator, ICoNorm coNormOperator) Initializes a new instance of the class.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
float	EvaluateFiringStrength() Evaluates the firing strength of the Rule, the degree of confidence that the consequent of this Rule must be executed.
java.lang.String	getName() The name of the fuzzy rule.
Clause	getOutput() The fuzzy Clause that represents the consequent of the Rule.
java.lang.String	GetRPNExpression() Converts the RPN fuzzy expression into a string representation.
void	setName(java.lang.String name) The name of the fuzzy rule.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

Rule

public Rule(Database fuzzyDatabase,
            java.lang.String name,
            java.lang.String rule,
            INorm normOperator,
            ICoNorm coNormOperator)

Initializes a new instance of the class.

Parameters:

fuzzyDatabase - A fuzzy containig the linguistic variables see ) that will be used in the Rule.

name - Name of this .

rule - A string representing the . It must be a "IF..THEN" statement. For a more detailed description see class.

normOperator - A class that implements a interface to evaluate the AND operations of the Rule.

coNormOperator - A class that implements a interface to evaluate the OR operations of the Rule.

Rule

public Rule(Database fuzzyDatabase,
            java.lang.String name,
            java.lang.String rule)

Initializes a new instance of the class using as CoNorm the and as Norm the .

Parameters:

fuzzyDatabase - A fuzzy containig the linguistic variables see ) that will be used in the Rule.

name - Name of this .

rule - A string representing the . It must be a "IF..THEN" statement. For a more detailed description see class.

Method Detail

getName

public java.lang.String getName()

The name of the fuzzy rule.

Returns:

Name.

setName

public void setName(java.lang.String name)

The name of the fuzzy rule.

Parameters:

name - Name.

getOutput

public Clause getOutput()

The fuzzy Clause that represents the consequent of the Rule.

Returns:

Clause.

See Also:

Clause., Rule.

GetRPNExpression

public java.lang.String GetRPNExpression()

Converts the RPN fuzzy expression into a string representation.

Returns:

String representation of the RPN fuzzy expression.

EvaluateFiringStrength

public float EvaluateFiringStrength()

Evaluates the firing strength of the Rule, the degree of confidence that the consequent of this Rule must be executed.

Returns:

The firing strength [0..1] of the Rule.