Combining Machine Learning and Fuzzy Rule-Based System in Automating Signal Timing Experts’ Decisions during Non-Recurrent Congestion

2020 ◽  
Vol 2674 (6) ◽  
pp. 163-176
Author(s):  
Mosammat Tahnin Tariq ◽  
Aidin Massahi ◽  
Rajib Saha ◽  
Mohammed Hadi
Keyword(s):  
Machine Learning ◽  
Recursive Partitioning ◽  
Fuzzy Rule ◽  
Traffic Signal ◽  
Fuzzy Rules ◽  
Signal Timing ◽  
Rule Based ◽  
Rule Based System ◽  
Machine Learning Model ◽  
History Of

Events such as surges in demand or lane blockages can create queue spillbacks even during off-peak periods, resulting in delays and spillbacks to upstream intersections. To address this issue, some transportation agencies have started implementing processes to change signal timings in real time based on traffic signal engineers’ observations of incident and traffic conditions at the intersections upstream and downstream of the congested locations. Decisions to change the signal timing are governed by many factors, such as queue length, conditions of the main and side streets, potential of traffic spilling back to upstream intersections, the importance of upstream cross streets, and the potential of the queue backing up to a freeway ramp. This paper investigates and assesses automating the process of updating the signal timing plans during non-recurrent conditions by capturing the history of the responses of the traffic signal engineers to non-recurrent conditions and utilizing this experience to train a machine learning model. A combination of recursive partitioning and regression decision tree (RPART) and fuzzy rule-based system (FRBS) is utilized in this study to deal with the vagueness and uncertainty of human decisions. Comparing the decisions made based on the resulting fuzzy rules from applying the methodology with previously recorded expert decisions for a project case study indicates accurate recommendations for shifts in the green phases of traffic signals. The simulation results indicate that changing the green times based on the output of the fuzzy rules decreased delays caused by lane blockages or demand surge.

Corner Detection Using Fuzzy Principles

2013 ◽  
pp. 498-512
Author(s):  
Erik Cuevas ◽  
Daniel Zaldivar ◽  
Marco Perez-Cisneros
Keyword(s):  
Pattern Recognition ◽  
Fuzzy Systems ◽  
Fuzzy Rule ◽  
Important Task ◽  
Fuzzy Rules ◽  
Corner Detection ◽  
Illumination Change ◽  
Benchmark Test ◽  
Rule Based ◽  
Rule Based System

Reliable corner detection is an important task in pattern recognition applications. In this chapter an approach based on fuzzy-rules to detect corners even under imprecise information is presented. The uncertainties arising due to various types of imaging defects such as blurring, illumination change, noise, et cetera. Fuzzy systems are well known for efficient handling of impreciseness. In order to handle the incompleteness arising due to imperfection of data, it is reasonable to model corner properties by a fuzzy rule-based system. The robustness of the proposed algorithm is compared with well known conventional detectors. The performance is tested on a number of benchmark test images to illustrate the efficiency of the algorithm in noise presence.

scholarly journals Development of the principles of fuzzy rule-based system for hepatocelular carcinoma staging

2021 ◽  
pp. 3-13
Author(s):  
Masuma Mammadova ◽  
Nuru Bayramov ◽  
Zarifa Jabrayilova
Keyword(s):  
Input Data ◽  
Clinical Signs ◽  
Fuzzy Rule ◽  
Fuzzy Rules ◽  
Second Phase ◽  
Rule Based ◽  
Rule Based System ◽  
Linguistic Rules ◽  
Clinical Conditions ◽  
Critical Situations

The article proposes the principles for the development of a fuzzy rule-based physician decision support system n to determine the stages of the most common hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) among malignant tumors of liver. The stages of HCC, i.e., critical situations, are expressed by different combinations of clinical signs of input data and emerging clinical conditions. These combinations shape the multiplicity of possible situations (critical situations) by forming linguistic rules that are in fuzzy relations with one another. The article presents the task of developing a fuzzy rules-based system for HCC staging by classifying the set of possible situations into given classes. In order to solve the problem, fuzzy rules of clinical situations and critical situations deviated from them are developed according to the possible clinical signs of input data. The rules in accordance with the decision-making process are developed in two phases. In the first phase, three input data are developed: nine rules are developed to determine possible clinical conditions based on the number, size, and vascular invasion of tumor. In the second phase, seven rules are developed based on possible combinations of input data on the presence of lymph nodes and metastases in these nine clinical conditions. At this stage, the rules representing the fuzzification of results obtained are also described. The latter provide an interpretation of results and a decision on related stage of HCC. It also proposes a functional scheme of fuzzy rules-based system for HCC staging, and presents the working principle of structural blocks. The fuzzy rule-based system for HCC staging can be used to support physicians to make diagnostic and treatment decisions

Corner Detection Using Fuzzy Principles

2012 ◽  
pp. 270-285
Author(s):  
Erik Cuevas ◽  
Daniel Zaldivar ◽  
Marco Perez-Cisneros
Keyword(s):  
Pattern Recognition ◽  
Fuzzy Systems ◽  
Fuzzy Rule ◽  
Important Task ◽  
Fuzzy Rules ◽  
Corner Detection ◽  
Illumination Change ◽  
Benchmark Test ◽  
Rule Based ◽  
Rule Based System

Reliable corner detection is an important task in pattern recognition applications. In this chapter an approach based on fuzzy-rules to detect corners even under imprecise information is presented. The uncertainties arising due to various types of imaging defects such as blurring, illumination change, noise, et cetera. Fuzzy systems are well known for efficient handling of impreciseness. In order to handle the incompleteness arising due to imperfection of data, it is reasonable to model corner properties by a fuzzy rule-based system. The robustness of the proposed algorithm is compared with well known conventional detectors. The performance is tested on a number of benchmark test images to illustrate the efficiency of the algorithm in noise presence.

scholarly journals An Approximation Method of Fuzzy Numbers Based on Extended Fuzzy Transforms

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ferdinando Di Martino ◽  
Salvatore Sessa
Keyword(s):  
Spatial Analysis ◽  
Fuzzy Sets ◽  
Approximation Method ◽  
Fuzzy Numbers ◽  
Fuzzy Rule ◽  
Fuzzy Rules ◽  
Rule Based ◽  
Fuzzy Partition ◽  
Rule Based System ◽  
Set Of Points

We propose a new Mamdani fuzzy rule-based system in which the fuzzy sets in the antecedents and consequents are assigned in a discrete set of points and approximated by using the extended inverse fuzzy transforms, whose components are calculated by verifying that the dataset is sufficiently dense with respect to the uniform fuzzy partition. We test our system in the problem of spatial analysis consisting in the evaluation of the liveability of residential housings in all the municipalities of the district of Naples (Italy). Comparisons are done with the results obtained by using trapezoidal fuzzy numbers in the fuzzy rules.

scholarly journals A Method Based on Extended Fuzzy Transforms to Approximate Fuzzy Numbers in Mamdani Fuzzy Rule-Based System

2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 ◽  
pp. 1-16 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ferdinando Di Martino ◽  
Salvatore Sessa
Keyword(s):  
Spatial Analysis ◽  
Fuzzy Sets ◽  
Fuzzy Numbers ◽  
Fuzzy Rule ◽  
Fuzzy Rules ◽  
Rule Based ◽  
Trapezoidal Fuzzy Numbers ◽  
Fuzzy Partition ◽  
Rule Based System ◽  
Set Of Points

We propose a new Mamdani fuzzy rule-based system in which the fuzzy sets in the antecedents and consequents are assigned in a discrete set of points and approximated by using the extended inverse fuzzy transforms, whose components are calculated by verifying that the dataset is sufficiently dense with respect to the uniform fuzzy partition. We test our system in the problem of spatial analysis consisting in the evaluation of the livability of residential housings in all the municipalities of the district of Naples (Italy). Comparisons are done with the results obtained by using trapezoidal fuzzy numbers in the fuzzy rules.

A fuzzy rule-based system to assess e-government technical interoperability maturity level

2014 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 335-356 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andreiwid Sheffer Corrêa ◽  
Alexandre de Assis Mota ◽  
Lia Toledo Moreira Mota ◽  
Pedro Luiz Pizzigatti Corrêa
Keyword(s):  
Fuzzy Rule ◽  
Assessment Process ◽  
Maturity Model ◽  
Maturity Level ◽  
Rule Based ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Management Level ◽  
Rule Based System ◽  
Brazilian Government ◽  
Information And Communication

Purpose – The purpose of this study is to present a system called NEBULOSUS, which is a fuzzy rule-based expert system for assessing the maturity level of an agency regarding technical interoperability. Design/methodology/approach – The study introduces the use of artificial intelligence and fuzzy logic to deal with the imprecision and uncertainty present in the assessment process. To validate the system proposed and demonstrate its operation, the study takes into account the Brazilian technical interoperability maturity model, based on the Brazilian Government Interoperability Framework (GIF). Findings – With the system proposed and its methodology, it could be possible to increase the assessment process to management level and to provide decision-making support without worrying about technical details that make it complex and time-consuming. Moreover, NEBULOSUS is a standalone system that offers an easy-to-use, open and flexible structuring database that can be adapted by governments throughout the world. It will serve as a tool and contribute to governments’ expectations for continuous improvement of their technologies. Originality/value – This study contributes toward filling a gap in general interoperability architectures, which is a means to provide an objective method to evaluate GIF adherence by governments. The proposed system allows governments to configure their technical models and GIF to assess information and communication technology resources.

Assessing flood vulnerability using a rule-based fuzzy system

2012 ◽  
Vol 66 (8) ◽  
pp. 1766-1773 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Yazdi ◽  
S. A. A. S. Neyshabouri
Keyword(s):  
Fuzzy Rule ◽  
Vulnerability Analysis ◽  
Human Knowledge ◽  
Small Watershed ◽  
Flood Vulnerability ◽  
Rule Based ◽  
Rule Based System ◽  
Vulnerability Map ◽  
Flood Prone Areas

Population growth and urbanization in the last decades have increased the vulnerability of properties and societies in flood-prone areas. Vulnerability analysis is one of the main factors used to determine the necessary measures of flood risk reduction in floodplains. At present, the vulnerability of natural disasters is analyzed by defining the various physical and social indices. This study presents a model based on a fuzzy rule-based system to address various ambiguities and uncertainties from natural variability, and human knowledge and preferences in vulnerability analysis. The proposed method is applied for a small watershed as a case study and the obtained results are compared with one of the index approaches. Both approaches present the same ranking for the sub-basin's vulnerability in the watershed. Finally, using the scores of vulnerability in different sub-basins, a vulnerability map of the watershed is presented.

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