A fuzzy DEA model with undesirable fuzzy outputs and its application to the banking sector in India

Data envelopment analysis (DEA) is a widely used technique for measuring the relative efficiencies of decision making units (DMUs) with multiple inputs and multiple outputs. However, in real life applications, undesirable outputs may be present in the production process which needs to be minimized. The present study endeavors to propose a DEA model with undesirable outputs and further to extend it in fuzzy environment in view of the fact that input/output data are not always available in exact form in real life problems. We propose a fuzzy DEA model with undesirable fuzzy outputs which can be solved as crisp linear program for each α in (0, 1] using α-cut approach. Further, cross-efficiency technique is applied to increase the discrimination power of the proposed models and to rank the efficient DMUs at every α in (0, 1]. Moreover, for better understanding of the proposed methodology, we present a numerical illustration followed by an application to the banking sector in India. This is the first study which attempts to measure the performance of public sector banks (PuSBs) in India using fuzzy input/output data for the period 2009–2011. The results obtained from the proposed methodology not only depict the impact of undesirable output on the performance of PuSBs but also analyze efficiently the influence of the presence of uncertainty in the data over the efficiency results. The findings show that the efficiency results of many PuSBs vary with the variation in α during the selected period.     

A survey on nature-inspired optimization algorithms with fuzzy logic for dynamic parameter adaptation

Metaheuristic optimization algorithms have become a popular choice for solving complex problems which are otherwise difficult to solve by traditional methods. However, these methods have the problem of the parameter adaptation and many researchers have proposed modifications using fuzzy logic to solve this problem and obtain better results than the original methods. In this study a comprehensive review is made of the optimization techniques in which fuzzy logic is used to dynamically adapt some important parameters in these methods. In this paper, the survey mainly covers the optimization methods of Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO), Gravitational Search Algorithm (GSA), and Ant Colony Optimization (ACO), which in the last years have been used with fuzzy logic to improve the performance of the optimization methods.     

Customizable hardware design of fuzzy controllers applied to autonomous car driving

Nowadays, final products often encompass a certain intelligence therein to deal with variation or lack of precision in the sensing input data. This intelligence is usually acquired via the utilization of existing soft techniques, such as artificial neural networks, genetic algorithms and fuzzy control, among others. Thus, it is profitable to have on-the-shelf shell scalable and adaptive hardware designs that implement these soft techniques. This availability allows for an immediate embedding of any of those designs onto final products. This usually entails a reduced time-to-market of the product. Process control is one of the many applications that took advantage of the fuzzy paradigm. In general, controllers are embedded into the controlled device. This paper presents a novel design of a reconfigurable efficient parallel architecture to implement fuzzy controllers on hardware with almost no design effort for final users. The proposed architecture is herein proven suitable for embedding. It is customizable, so it allows the setup and configuration of the controller parameters, and hence its use for any problem application. Two fuzzy controllers that model autonomous car driving are implemented and their cost and performance evaluated.     

模糊学在点火元件优选中的应用

评价了点火元件的综合性能。文中的点火元件优选工作是模糊概念应用在工程中的尝试。综合评价结果与实际相符合。     

Feedback PID-like fuzzy controller for pH regulatory control near the equivalence point

In this research the use of a feedback PID-like fuzzy controller scheme for pH control is presented to deal with instability problems near the equivalence point in neutralization processes. State space analysis of the titration curves and a fuzzy clustering algorithm based on calculating a measure of potential derived from the square distance of the pH data are complementary applied to define the membership structure and the fuzzy sets of the controller. To test the performance of the controller, both simulated and experimental runs were used. The fuzzy controller was tested for compensating step-change perturbations of propionic acidic flow rates, propionic acid concentration, and buffering conditions. Stationary cycling behavior has been observed for large loads of acidic flow rates. It was found that though the rejection time was strongly dependent on the mean residence time of the liquid solutions, the proposed controller keep the neutralization process operating close to the specified set point of pH = 7.     

使用新混合模糊聚类算法的模糊系统建模方法

为了进一步提高模糊系统建立模型的精度,提出一种新的模糊系统算法ANFIS-HC-QPSO：采用一种混合型模糊聚类算法来对模糊系统的输入空间进行划分,每一个聚类通过高斯函数的拟合产生一个隶属度函数,即完成ANFIS系统的前件参数--隶属度函数参数的初始识别,通过具有量子行为的粒子群算法QPSO与最小二乘法优化前件参数,直至达到停机条件,最终得到ANFIS的前件及后件参数,从而得到满意的模糊系统模型。实验表明,AN-FIS-HC-QPSO算法与传统算法相比,能在只需较少模糊规则的前提下就使模糊系统达到更高的精度。     

模糊聚类在股票投资中的应用

聚类分析即将一组事物根据其性质上亲疏远近的程度进行分类,把性质相近的个体归为一类,使得同一类中的个体具有高度的同质性,不同类之间的个体具有高度的异质性。模糊聚类分析是现今模糊理论应用最广泛和最富成果的技术之一。阐述模糊聚类的理论,以部分石油股票为例,抽取影响石油股票收益因素的数据,利用最大最小法建立相似矩阵,用传递闭包法作出聚类分析,并进行总结。     

一种面向金融数据的基于ARIMA的模糊时间序列预测模型

时序分析方法在金融数据挖掘中扮演着越来越重要的角色,然而,历史数据的不完整、不确切性制约着传统金融时间序列预测方法的准确性。创新地定义ARIMA模型的相似性和模,并融合模糊时间序列方法,提出新的基于ARIMA的模糊时间序列预测模型。该模型能够高效处理不完整的、含糊的历史数据,并对未来走势进行有效预测。一方面, ARIMA模型的简约灵活性使得对高维金融时间序列的特征提取大为简化;另一方面,由于结合模糊逻辑的理论,该方法能够有效发现历史数据中的相似模式。以人民币兑美元汇率为例,通过对预测结果的分析,验证了的新模型的有效性。     

基于灰色模糊层次分析法的企业云服务安全评价模型

从企业实施云服务项目角度,总结得出影响云服务安全的四大因素,即平台设施、运行安全、运营管理以及法律法规因素。在此基础上构建企业云服务安全评价模型,并利用灰色模糊层次分析法（ GFAHP）对模型进行综合评价。最后通过一个实例进行具体阐明与评价。     

用模糊规划证明期望放出体的合理性

文章采用模糊规划的方法证明了期望放出体在放矿中的合理性,从而使放矿这个复杂的过程能方便地采用数学手段来处理。同时说明了如何在崩落法矿山利用期望体来解决实际生产中的放矿问题。