fisvar

Fuzzy variable

Description

Use fisvar objects to represent the input and output variables in a fuzzy inference system (FIS). For more information on creating fuzzy inference systems, see mamfis, sugfis, mamfistype2, and sugfistype2.

Creation

Syntax

var = fisvar

var = fisvar(range)

var = fisvar(___,Name=name)

Description

var = fisvar creates a fuzzy variable with a default name, default range, and no membership functions. To change the variable properties, use dot notation.

var = fisvar(range) specifies the variable range.

var = fisvar(___,Name=name) specifies the variable name for both of the previous syntaxes.

Input Arguments

range — Variable range

[0 1] (default) | two-element vector

Variable range, specified as a two-element element vector where the first element is less than the second element. The first element specifies the lower bound of the range, and the second element specifies the upper bound of the range.

This argument sets the Range property.

name — Variable name

"var" (default) | string | character vector

Variable name, specified as a string or character vector.

This argument sets the Name property.

Properties

Name — Variable name

"var" (default) | string | character vector

Variable name, specified as a string or character vector.

Range — Variable range

[0 1] (default) | two-element vector

Variable range, specified as a two-element element vector where the first element is less than the second element. The first element specifies the lower bound of the range, and the second element specifies the upper bound of the range.

MembershipFunctions — Membership functions

[] (default) | vector of fismf objects | vector of fismftype2 objects

Membership functions, specified as a vector of fismf or fismftype2 objects. To add membership functions to a fuzzy variable:

• Use the addMF function.

• Create a vector of fismf objects, and assign it to MembershipFunctions.

• Create a vector of fismftype2 objects, and assign it to MembershipFunctions.

You can modify the properties of the membership functions using dot notation.

Object Functions

addMF	Add membership function to fuzzy variable
removeMF	Remove membership function from fuzzy variable

Examples

Create Fuzzy Variable

Create a fuzzy variable with default properties.

var = fisvar;

To modify the properties of a fisvar object, use dot notation. For example, specify the range of the fuzzy variable to be from -5 to 5.

var.Range = [-5 5];

Create Fuzzy Variable with Specified Range

Create a fuzzy variable with an input range from -10 to 10.

var = fisvar([-10 10]);

Create Fuzzy Variable with Specified Name

Create a fuzzy variable with the name "speed".

var = fisvar(Name="speed");

Add Membership Function to Fuzzy Variable

Create a fuzzy variable with a specified range.

var = fisvar([0 1]);

Add a membership function to the variable, specifying a trapezoidal membership function, and set the membership function parameters.

var = addMF(var,"trapmf",[-0.5 0 0.2 0.4]);

You can also specify the name of your membership when you add it to a fuzzy variable. For example, add a membership function called "large".

var = addMF(var,"trapmf",[0.6 0.8 1 1.5],Name="large");

View the membership functions.

var.MembershipFunctions

ans = 
  1×2 fismf array with properties:

    Type
    Parameters
    Name

  Details:
          Name        Type               Parameters         
         _______    ________    ____________________________

    1    "mf1"      "trapmf"    -0.5       0     0.2     0.4
    2    "large"    "trapmf"     0.6     0.8       1     1.5

Alternatively, you can add a default membership function to a fuzzy variable and set its parameters using dot notation.

var = fisvar([0 1]);
var = addMF(var);
var.MembershipFunctions(1).Type = "trapmf";
var.MembershipFunctions(1).Parameters = [-0.5 0 0.2 0.4];

Add Type-2 Membership Function to Fuzzy Variable

Create a fuzzy variable with a specified range. By default, this variable has no membership functions.

var = fisvar([0 9]);

To add a type-2 membership function to a variable with no existing membership functions, specify either a LowerLag or LowerScale value for the membership function. For example specify a lower scale value.

var = addMF(var,"trimf",[0 3 6],LowerScale=1);

Once a variable contains a type-2 membership function, you can add additional type-2 membership functions without specifying one of these parameters.

var = addMF(var,"trimf",[3 6 9]);

View the membership functions.

var.MembershipFunctions

ans = 
  1×2 fismftype2 array with properties:

    Type
    UpperParameters
    LowerScale
    LowerLag
    Name

  Details:
         Name      Type      Upper Parameters    Lower Scale    Lower Lag 
         _____    _______    ________________    ___________    __________

    1    "mf1"    "trimf"      0    3    6            1         0.2    0.2
    2    "mf2"    "trimf"      3    6    9            1         0.2    0.2

Version History

Introduced in R2018b