Neural Network and Adaptive Neuro-Fuzzy Inference System Applied to Civil Engineering Problems
A. Mohammed · InTech eBooks · 2012
Soft computing is an approximate solution to a precisely formulated problem or more typically, an approximate solution to an imprecisely formulated problem (Zadeh, 1993). It is a new field appearing in the recent past to solve some problems such as decision-making, modeling and control problems. Soft computing is an emerging approach to computing which parallels the remarkable ability of the human mind to reason and learn in an environment of uncertainty and imprecision (Jang el at., 1997). It consists of many complementary tools such as artificial neural network (ANN), fuzzy logic (FL), and adaptive neuro-fuzzy inference system (ANFIS).