Kybernetes: Volume 24 Issue 1

The direct and inverse problem of the matching of fuzzy sets depending on fuzziness

Jorge Gasos, Anca Ralescu

Addresses the problem of matching two fuzzy sets. Proposes a matching method that considers the extent to which both fuzzy sets have the same meaning. For a given degree of…

Possibility, probability and relative information: a unified approach via geometric programming

Guy Jumarie

The theory of possibility (Zadeh, Sugeno) and the theory of relative information (Jumarie) both aim to deal with the meaning of information, but their mathematical frameworks are…

Robotic self‐appraisal and reproduction

Steven Parham

To create a species of self‐perpetuating machines, it is necessary to review and account for the behaviour of zoological species. Explores simple rules for robotic systems to…

On the use of divergence statistics to make inferences about three habitats

Esteban, J.A. Pardo, M.C. Pardo, M.L. Vicente

Several coefficients, called divergences, have been suggested in the statistical literature to reflect the fact that some probability distributions are “closer together” than…

Management cybernetics: total quality management

Gerhard Plenert

Discusses TQM (total quality management) and considers whether it is just a new fad and another buzzword. TQM is described as a focused, customizable process that allows the user…