Chapter 5

FUZZY NUMBER

Chi-Yuan Yeh
 Outline
Interval and Fuzzy number
Operations of interval
Operations of fuzzy number
-cut
extension principle
Triangular fuzzy number
Trapezoidal fuzzy number

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 Interval
[a1 , a3 ]

a1 a3
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 -cut

a1( ) a3( )

A a1( ) , a3( ) 1
A ( ) ( )
a1 , a3

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-cut

a1( ) a3( )

gA ( ) ( )
a1 , a3
A U gA
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-cut

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 Fuzzy number
Definition: a fuzzy set A on R must posses at least the
following three properties
A must be a normal fuzzy set
A must be a closed interval for every (o, 1] (convex)
the support of fuzzy set A, A0 , must be bounded

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Operations of Interval

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Operations of Interval

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Operations of Interval

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Operations of Interval

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Operations of Interval

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 Operations of Fuzzy Number
-cut
Addition: A( ) B U ( A ( ) B )
[0,1]

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 Operations of Fuzzy Number
-cut
Subtraction: A() B U ( A ( ) B )
[0,1]

Multiplication: A(g) B U ( A (g) B )

[0,1]

Division: A(/) B U ( A (/) B )

[0,1]

Minimum: A() B U ( A () B )
[0,1]

Maximum: A( ) B U ( A ( ) B )
[0,1]
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Operations of Fuzzy Number

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 Operations of Fuzzy Number
-cut
= 0.5
A0.5 [2,3], B0.5 [3, 4]
A0.5 () B0.5 [5, 7]
= 1.0
A1.0 2, B1.0 3
A1.0 () B1.0 5
0.5 1.0
A() B 0.5( A0.5 () B0.5 ) U1.0( A1.0 ( ) B1.0 ) U
[5, 7] 5
1.0 0.5 0.5
A( ) B 16
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 Operations of Fuzzy Number
Extension principle
x, y, z
Addition: A( ) B A( ) B ( z ) ( A ( x) B ( y ))
z x y
Subtraction: A() B A( ) B ( z ) ( A ( x) B ( y ))
z x y

Multiplication: A() B A( ) B ( z ) ( A ( x) B ( y ))
z x y

Division: A(/) B A(/) B ( z ) ( A ( x) B ( y ))

zx / y

Minimum: A() B A( ) B ( z ) ( A ( x) B ( y ))
z x y

Maximum: A( ) B A( ) B ( z ) ( A ( x) B ( y ))
z x y
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Operations of Fuzzy Number

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Operations of Fuzzy Number

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Operations of Fuzzy Number

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Operations of Fuzzy Number

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Operations of Fuzzy Number

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Operations of Fuzzy Number

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Operations of Fuzzy Number

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Operations of Fuzzy Number

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Triangular fuzzy number

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Triangular fuzzy number

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Triangular fuzzy number

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Triangular fuzzy number

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Operations of triangular fuzzy number

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Operations of triangular fuzzy number

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Operations of triangular fuzzy number

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Operations of triangular fuzzy number

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Operations of triangular fuzzy number

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Operations of triangular fuzzy number

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Operations of triangular fuzzy number

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Operations of triangular fuzzy number

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Operations of triangular fuzzy number

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Operations of triangular fuzzy number

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Operations of triangular fuzzy number

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Operations of triangular fuzzy number

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Operations of triangular fuzzy number

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Operations of triangular fuzzy number
2 2 4 2 z

2
2 2 z

z 2

2
0 z2

z 2
2 z 8 4 2 20 24 z
2
( A( g) B ) ( z )
2 5
2
z 1 5 1 z
8 z 24
2 z 1 5

0 z 24 2

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Approximation of Triangular Fuzzy Number

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Approximation of Triangular Fuzzy Number

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Approximation of Triangular Fuzzy Number

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Operations of triangular fuzzy number

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Operations of triangular fuzzy number
1
z
2 6
4 2 z 1 6 z 1
6z 1

1 2z 1
0 z
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2 4
6 z 1 1
z
1 z
( A(/) B ) ( z ) 2 z 1 6 2 2 2
4 2z 1 2z 2 4 2z
z2
2z 2 2

4 2z
0 z2 2z 2
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Approximation of Triangular Fuzzy Number

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Approximation of Triangular Fuzzy Number

0 z 0.17
z 0.7
0.17 z 0.5
0.33
( A(/) B ) ( z )
2 z
0.5 z 2
1.5
0 z2

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Trapezoidal fuzzy number

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Operations of Trapezoidal Fuzzy Number

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Operations of Trapezoidal Fuzzy Number

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Operations of Trapezoidal Fuzzy Number

4 2 9 2 z
2 2.25 z 3.0625
2

z 3.0625 2.25

2
0 z2

z 3.0625 2.25
2 z 15 9 2 51 72 z
2
3 8.5 z 0.25
2
( A( g) B ) ( z ) 1 15 z 30
z 0.25 8.5
z 0.25 8.5
30 z 72
3 3
0 z 72

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Approximation of Trapezoidal Fuzzy
Number

0 z2
z2
2 z 15
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( A( g) B ) ( z ) 1 15 z 30
72 z
30 z 72
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0 z 72 55
Operations of Trapezoidal Fuzzy Number

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 Exercise
0 x3
x 3
3 x 5
2
B ( x)
10 x
5 x 10
5
0 x 10

Is B a convex fuzzy set?

Is B a fuzzy number?
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Exercise

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Thanks for your attention!

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