System Reliability: A Case When Fuzzy Logic Enhances Probability Theory's Ability to Deal With Real-World Problems

Authors

Timothy J. Ross
Carlos M. Ferregut, The University of Texas at El PasoFollow
Roberto Osegueda
Vladik Kreinovich, The University of Texas at El PasoFollow

Publication Date

3-1999

Comments

UTEP-CS-99-14.

Published in Proceedings of The 18th International Conference of the North American Fuzzy Information Society NAFIPS'99, New York City, June 10-12, 1999, pp. 81-84.

Abstract

In his recent paper "Probability theory needs an infusion of fuzzy logic to enhance its ability to deal with real-world problems", L. Zadeh explains that probability theory needs an infusion of fuzzy logic to enhance its ability to deal with real-world problems. In this talk, we give an example of a real-world problem for which such an infusion is indeed successful: the problem of system reliability.