Optimization of Fuzzy Expert Systems Using Genetic Algorithms and Neural Networks

In this paper, the fuzzy logic theory is used to build a specific decision-making system for heuristic search algorithms. Such algorithms are typically used for expert systems. To improve the performance of the overall system, a set of important parameters of the decision-making system is identified. Two optimization methods for the learning of the optimum parameters, namely genetic algorithms and gradient-descent techniques based on a neural network formulation of the problem, are used to obtain an improvement of the performance. The decision-making system and both optimization methods are tested on a target recognition system.