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An implementation of a model for functional recognition
Author(s) -
Jaulent MarieChristine,
Vaina Lucia M.
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
international journal of intelligent systems
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.291
H-Index - 87
eISSN - 1098-111X
pISSN - 0884-8173
DOI - 10.1002/int.4550090404
Subject(s) - compatibility (geochemistry) , computer science , artificial intelligence , functional requirement , action recognition , fuzzy logic , software engineering , engineering , chemical engineering , class (philosophy)
Abstract This article addresses the problem of the recognition of the usefulness of man‐made objects in actions. In a recent article, [L. M. Vaina and M. C. Jaulent, Intelligent System Journal 6 , 313‐336 (1991)] we defined the functional recognition problem in terms of the compatibility between the primary functions of objects and action requirements. We proposed a model, based on fuzzy sets and possibility theory, for the organization of this knowledge and the evaluation of the compatibility to perform functional recognition. In this article, we present an implementation of functional compatibility which takes the functional descriptions of objects and the object requirements of an action as inputs, and maps them into an output space that evaluates their functional compatibility. © 1994 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.