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\itemau{Sato, Ken; Horiuchi, Tadashi; Hiraoka, Toshihiro; Kawakami, Hiroshi; Katai, Osamu}
\itemti{Fuzzy logic as interfacing media for constraint propagation based on theories of Chu space and information flow.}
\itemso{Zhong, Ning (ed.) et al., New directions in rough sets, data mining, and granular-soft computing. 7th international workshop, RSFDGrC '99, Yamaguchi, Japan, November 9-11, 1999. Proceedings. Berlin: Springer. Lect. Notes Comput. Sci. 1711, 314-323 (1999).}
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Summary: We introduce a novel perspective on fuzzy logic by referring to the theories of Chu spaces and information flow, i.e., channel theory, which results in a deep insight on the interaction and coordination of agents with environments. First, a constraint-oriented interpretation of fuzzy set is introduced yielding the notion of Constraint-Interval Fuzzy Set (CoIFS). Then the above theories are introduced, which elucidate the basic structures of fuzzy inference as constraint propagation yielding the spaces of coordination and interaction. Also, the structure of the information transmission channel of constraint propagation is clarified together with its relevance with the results by the theory of Chu spaces. All the results can be used to elucidate the basic structure of ``interfacing (interfacing media)'' between agents and environments.
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\itemut{fuzzy logic; Chu spaces; information flow; channel theory; interaction and coordination of agents with environments; fuzzy inference; constraint propagation}
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