We extend traditional Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) with fault-tolerance and dynamic membership properties, deening a Dynamic Virtual Private Network (DVPN). We require no new hardware and make no special assumptions about line security. An implementation exhibits low overheard, provides guarantees of authenticity and conndentiality to any IP application running over the virtual network. Our ...

In this work, an approach for the development of adaptive fuzzy models is presented. The approach allows to incorporate the system dynamics into the fuzzy membership functions which are defined in terms of a dynamic function with adjustable parameters. These parameters are adapted using a gradient descent based algorithm. Some application examples to illustrate the performance of the dynamical ...

The linear multiobjective transportation problem is a special type of vector minimum problem in which constraints are all equality type and the objectives are conicting in nature. This paper presents an application of fuzzy goal programming to the linear multiobjective transportation problem. In this paper, we use a special type of nonlinear (hyperbolic and exponential) membership functions to ...

This paper presents how fuzzy goal programming (FGP) method can be efficiently used modeling and solving power generation and dispatch (PGD) problems in power system operation and planning horizon. In the proposed approach, the objectives of a problem involved with optimal power flow computation are considered fuzzy in nature in an uncertain decision environment. In the model formulation of the...

In this paper, two sets of sufficient conditions are obtained to ensure the existence and stability of a unique equilibrium point of unforced first-order fuzzy relational dynamical systems by using two different approaches which are both based on the fuzzy relational matrix of the model.In the first approach, the equilibrium point of the system is one of the centers of the related membership fu...

The dynamic classification feature of an object-oriented programming language allows an object to change its class membership without changing its identity at runtime. The new membership of the object can be signified with a role, which is taken on by the object and which can be implemented as an object of the target class. Here, we propose an approach to extend the Java language with a dynamic...

This paper investigates the effects of the membership function to the object grasping for a three fingered gripper system. The performance of three famously used membership functions is compared to identify their behavior in lifting a defined object shape. MATLAB Simulink and SimMechanics toolboxes are used to examine the performance. Our preliminary results proposed that the Gaussian membershi...

A genetic algorithm (GA) based recurrent fuzzy neural network modeling method for dynamic nonlinear chemical process is presented. The dynamic recurrent fuzzy neural network (RFNN) is constructed in terms of Takagi-Sugeno fuzzy model. The consequent part is comprised of the dynamic neurons with output feedback. The number and the parameters of membership functions in the premise part are optimi...

This paper explains the approximation of a membership function obtained by entropy regularization of the fuzzy c-means (FCM) method. By regularizing FCM with fuzzy entropy, a membership function similar to the Fermi-Dirac distribution function is obtained. We propose a new clustering method, in which the minimum of the Helmholtz free energy for FCM is searched by deterministic annealing (DA), w...

Load forecasting is essential for planning and operation in energy management. It enhances the Energy efficient and reliable operation of a power system. The energy supplied by utilities meets the load plus the energy lost in the system is ensured by this tool. Since in power system the next day’s power generation must be scheduled every day. The dayahead short term load forecasting (STLF) is a...