The article presents a method of fuzzy cognitive modeling for heterogeneous electromechanical systems (HEMSs) in the management innovative design solutions. During operation HEMSs, as result their operational aging, properties windings parametric matrices and HEMSs vector space change. Periodic testing allows obtaining reliable information about current technical condition its changes during ri...

This special issue of Cognitive Systems Research presents a collection of remarkable papers on cognitive modeling based on communications delivered at ICCM-2006, the Seventh International Conference on Cognitive Modeling (Fum, Del Missier, & Stocco, 2006) held in Trieste, Italy, from April 5th to 8th, 2006. Being the organizers and chairmen of the conference, we have been invited to serve as gu...

Quantum cognition research applies abstract, mathematical principles of quantum theory to inquiries in cognitive science. It differs fundamentally from alternative speculations about quantum brain processes. This topic presents new developments within this research program. In the introduction to this topic, we try to answer three questions: Why apply quantum concepts to human cognition? How is...

Models defined using the Unified Modeling Language (UML) are nowadays common parts of software documentations, specifications and sometimes even implementations. However, there is a broad variety of how UML is used. Reasons can be found, for example, in the lack of generally accepted modeling norms and guidelines, the semi-formal semantics of UML, or the complexity of the language. In practice,...