Intelligent fuzzy configuration channels: A novel self-tuning framework for complex system modeling
Muhammad Shamrooz Aslam, Anqi Wu, Mingyuan Qian, Hazrat Bilal, Abid Yahya, Irfan Anjum Badruddin, Sarra Ayouni · Alexandria Engineering Journal · 2025
To enhance the fuzzy inference capability of Stochastic Configuration Networks (SCNs), we propose a new neuro-fuzzy model based on Fuzzy Stochastic Configuration Networks (F-SCNs). Unlike traditional SCNs, F-SCNs replace hidden layers with Takagi–Sugeno (T–S) fuzzy inference modules, enabling them to process fuzzy input data, generate meaningful fuzzy rules connected to the output layer and perform reasoning more effectively. A key challenge is establishing a framework that ensures robust modeling performance. To address this, we introduce Self-Organizing Fuzzy Stochastic Configuration Networks (SO-FSCNs) with a Hybrid Learning Algorithm (HL-SOFSCN) for nonlinear system modeling. Additionally, we propose a growing-and-pruning productive approach that refines fuzzy rules based on network knowledge and rule firing intensity. The learning performance of fuzzy rules is improved using error correction algorithms with appropriate initial parameters, while redundant rules with low firing strength are eliminated to maintain a compact structure. Furthermore, we develop a hybrid learning algorithm that integrates a least squares method for parameter tuning with an enhanced second-order optimization approach, treating linear and nonlinear parameters separately to improve learning efficiency. The model is validated using artificial datasets, demonstrating that SCNs achieve a satisfactory predictive accuracy compared to alternative models. • Novel method uses T-S fuzzy inference to replace SCNs hidden layer. . • Self-organizing network builds, prunes, and removes weak rules for efficiency. • Hybrid ISO and hybrid learning algorithm improves nonlinear and linear training.