A methodology for controlling the information quality in interval-valued fusion processes: Theory and application

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Highlights:

• Width-limitation on interval fusion functions to conserve the information quality.

• General framework for n-dimensional width-limited interval-valued fusion functions.

• Construction methods for applicable width-limited interval-valued fusion functions.

• Case study in interval-valued fuzzy rule-based classification systems.

• Controlling the interval outputs’ widths improves the classification accuracy.

摘要

•Width-limitation on interval fusion functions to conserve the information quality.•General framework for n-dimensional width-limited interval-valued fusion functions.•Construction methods for applicable width-limited interval-valued fusion functions.•Case study in interval-valued fuzzy rule-based classification systems.•Controlling the interval outputs’ widths improves the classification accuracy.

论文关键词:Fusion functions,Interval-valued aggregation functions,Interval information quality,n-dimensional interval-valued overlap functions,Fuzzy rule-based classification systems

论文评审过程:Received 19 October 2021, Revised 5 August 2022, Accepted 28 September 2022, Available online 3 October 2022, Version of Record 22 October 2022.

论文官网地址:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.knosys.2022.109963