Fuzzy Control in Cyber-Physical Systems

Controllers are devices regulating the operation of other devices or systems. Fuzzy controllers analyze the input data in terms of variables which take on continuous values in the interval [0, 1]. Since fuzzy logic has the advantage of expressing the solution of the problems in the natural language, the use of fuzzy instead of traditional controllers makes easier the mechanization of tasks that have been already successfully performed by humans. In the present paper a theoretical fuzzy control model is developed for the braking system of autonomous vehicles, which are included among the most characteristic examples of Cyber-Physical Systems. For this, a simple geometric approach is followed using triangular fuzzy numbers as the basic tools.