Fuzzy boom in Japan
Catherine Bellon, Patrick Bosc, Henri M. Prade · International Journal of Intelligent Systems · 1992
This article is an abridged and translated version of a mission report initially written for the Scientific Service of the French Embassy in Japan. the mission took place in Japan from the 14th to the 21st of October, 1989. an introduction gives the necessary background concerning the applications of fuzzy sets to process control and expert systems; specialized hardwares for these applications are also introduced. Section II offers an account of the visits done during the mission. Section III synthesizes the lesson of the mission. the title makes use of the expression “fuzzy boom” which is often employed in Japan for describing the present blossoming of a great number of practical applications of fuzzy sets and their important repercussion in the media of this country.