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Fuzzy Logic for Embedded Systems Applications (Embedded Technology)

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The book covers a lot of topics, of which one is fuzzy logic. If your aim is to implement a fuzzy controller in an embedded system, this book will not help you. It does not cover enough theory to be interesting if you want to really understand fuzzy systems, and it is not practical enough to allow you to make a fuzzy system without understanding the theory.
The book also talks about neural networks, in the same style. Not enough math for the theory savvy and not enough practical information for the "want to play with it" types.
In addition, the book often goes on tangents that are of minimal interest for most embedded system designers. If you want to learn how a fuzzy system controls your washing machine or your camera's autofocus (typical embedded fuzzy applications) it is very little use for you to learn about different current mirror circuits used in analog integrated circuit design or how to use the multi-collector bipolar transistor topology to design a current driven fuzzy AND gate on a VLSI chip.

This book is good if you want to grasp the concepts related to fuzzy logic and neural networks, and are keen on reading all sorts of interesting tidbits of related technology. On the other hand, it is pretty useless if you want to learn what the title suggests, that is, how to use and/or implement fuzzy logic in embedded system applications.

On the positive side, the book contains huge amounts of references and pointers to sites and papers where you can actually find information about fuzzy logic for embedded system applications.

"A First Look at Fuzzy Logic and Neural Networks..." might be a lot more accurate. It does a good job of covering the concepts. What it doesn't do is address any of the issues of implementing a fuzzy system in an embedded environment. If you don't know what a fuzzy set is then you should consider this book. If you want some tips or ideas for creating an inference engine for an 8 or 16 bit processor I suggest you look elsewhere.

While this book does provide a reasonable overview, I found it rather disappointing.

It has too many errors. With highly technical material, it is imperative that the information is correct or else you can't trust it. For example a minus instead of a plus does not help when explaining terminology.

Only half the book is really about fuzzy logic. There is far too much padding eg. 1.large diagrams showing Moore's Law and the layers in an IC gate. These are not subjects that should be covered in a book on fuzzy logic and one is forced to conclude that the author had a page quota to be reached and did it by adding these secions and large verbose reference sections.

A worked example or an appendix showing an algorithm in C would have been far more useful.

Good introduction about fuzzy logic plus a ton of web resources. I gave it 3 stars because so many wording errors in this book.

Very good for beginners and intermediate on Fuzzy Logic and for those who want or need to start learning about it. Light math just enough for explain the concepts without going into deep theory. Practical book with a lot of references to other resources just in case you want to go serious. It includes a CD with the book on .pdf and a couple of demo softwares if you are a hands-on guy.

For someone looking for fuzzy modeling and control into embedded systems this book is excellent. The author provides a firm fuzzy concepts necessary to design intelligent systems and gives the reader a solid background for further studies and real world applications. Embedded systems design case studies overview is something that all embedded system developers should understand but many don't take the time. It is thorough, without being arcane or pedantic.

In summary the book contains the right material, it is presented in an easy to absorb manor and is practically oriented. I highly recommended it to embedded engineering students, or engineers and managers facing the challenges of fuzzy logic based project. I'll consider five stars for this book.

The book is written in a language that makes it accessible to beginners in the field of fuzzy logic as well as experts, since it contains top notch research on the state of the art of the topic.
Embedded system design using fuzzy logic algorithms is made easy through practical examples.
I thoroughly enjoyed the book. If you want a concise, well written book that is not overbearing and is actually very user friendly and you are interested in fuzzy logic application algorithms this is your book.