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2.3.3 Fuzzy Sets as Requirements Antecedents
Author(s) -
Carson Ronald S.
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
incose international symposium
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2334-5837
DOI - 10.1002/j.2334-5837.2000.tb00391.x
Subject(s) - completeness (order theory) , fuzzy logic , computer science , risk analysis (engineering) , mathematics , artificial intelligence , business , mathematical analysis
Arguments for requirements completeness have relied on the notions of mutually exclusive and universally complete antecedents to ensure complete requirements. The world of hardware tolerances suggests that mutual exclusivity and completeness may not be simultaneously achievable in realistic systems. The discipline of “fuzzy logic” does not require such mutual exclusivity, and the achievement of universally complete antecedents is inherent in the methodology. We show that the use of fuzzy logic methods is more appropriate for design rather than requirements definition.