Choice of rainfall inputs for event-based rainfall-runoff modeling in a catchment with multiple rainfall stations using data-driven techniques

In this paper, an approach in predicting surface roughness of Titanium Aluminum Nitrite (TiN) coatings using Adaptive Network Based Fuzzy Inference System (ANFIS) is implemented. The TiN coatings were coated on tungsten carbide (WC) using Physical Vapor Deposition (PVD) magnetron sputtering process. The N2 pressure, argon pressure and turntable speed were selected as the input parameters and the surface roughness as an output of the process. Response Surface Methodology (RSM) was used to design the matrix in collecting the experimental data. In the ANFIS structure, triangular, trapezoidal, bell and Gaussian shapes were used for as input membership function (MFs). The collected experimental data was used to train the ANFIS model. Then, the ANFIS model were validated with the actual testing data and compared with regression model in terms of the residual error and model accuracy. The result indicated that the ANFIS model using three bell shapes MFs obtained better result compared to the polynomial regression model. The number of MFs showed significant influence to the ANFIS model performance. The result also indicated that the limited experimental data could be used in training the ANFIS model and resulting accurate predictive result.

In this paper we have proposed an adaptive network based fuzzy inference system (ANFIS) model where the number of data pairs employed for training is minimized by application of two techniques called the full factorial design (FFD) and V-fold. Our proposed method is applied in building ANFIS models for the benchmark example of Box and Jenkins gas furnace data and the thermal power plant of the North Eastern Electrical Power Corporation Limited (NEEPCO). By employing our proposed method the number of data required for learning in the ANFIS network could be significantly reduced to around one-eighth of that required for the conventional ANFIS method. The results obtained by applying our proposed method are compared with those obtained by using conventional ANFIS network. It was found that our model compares favourably well with conventional ANFIS model

In this paper, Adaptive network-based fuzzy inference system (ANFIS) was proposed to develop a predictive model for amount of imports. Aggregate import demand function was employed to select input variables. According to aggregate import demand function, the ANFIS model with five input variables and one output variable was built. To show ANFIS model has better ability than some other conventional statistical methods in predicting economics problems, the ANFIS model results were compared with ARIMA model results. The verification of the proposed model was achieved through wave characteristics time series plots and scatter diagrams. The experimental results show that the ANFIS has higher prediction accuracy than some other conventional statistical methods.

This paper introduces a new technique for efficient control of traffic flow in congested area. It is done through an optimal prediction of traffic flow, which is an important issue in intelligent transportation systems (ITS). However, the traffic flow is affected by manifold factors including nonlinear behavior of motorists. Therefore, it can be defined as an intensely non-linear time-variant system. As a practical case, the traffic system on a 5-street intersection in the city of Mashhad, Iran is tested. In this work, an innovative input selection adaptive network-based fuzzy inference system (ANFIS) approach is proposed which is an added- value to the ANFIS prediction system used in this work. ANFIS is a fuzzy system that possesses the self-training neural-network adaptive capability which has been served as an optimal controller proven by many applications. The flexibility of welcoming additional number of parameters plus with training process made ANFIS a good choice for various non-linear applications. The proposed technique has been modeled in MATLAB software and obtained results exhibit that the ANFIS model with the novel effective input determination technique represented promising outcomes. The results were compared with the classical model to support the proposed objectives.

Population growth and transformation of agricultural or forest landscapes to built-up areas are the common phenomenon in the fast developing countries. Such changes have significant impact on hydrologic processes in the catchment which in turn may end up with an increase in both magnitude and frequency of floods in urban areas. Therefore, reliable rainfall-runoff models that are able to estimate discharge of a catchment accurately are in need. To date, several physically-based models are developed to capture the rainfall-runoff process; however, they require significant number of parameters which could be difficult to be measured or estimated. Beside these models, the artificial intelligence techniques have shown their ability to identify a direct mapping between inputs and outputs with less number of physical parameters. Adaptive network-based fuzzy inference system (ANFIS) is one of the well-practiced techniques in hydrological time series modeling. The aim of this study was to check the capability of ANFIS in event-based rainfall runoff modeling for a tropical catchment. A total of 70 rainfall-runoff events were extracted from twelve years hourly rainfall and runoff data of Semenyih River catchment where 50 of them were chosen for training and the remaining 20 for testing. An input selection method based on correlation analysis and mutual information was developed to identify the proper input combinations of rainfall and discharge antecedents. The results obtained by ANFIS model were then compared with an autoregressive model with exogenous inputs (ARX) as a bench mark. Results showed that ANFIS outperforms ARX model and has capabilities to be used as a reliable rainfall-runoff modeling tool.

WITHDRAWN: Surface roughness modelling in wire EDM machining aluminium of Al6061 composite by ANFIS

Prediction of elastic modulus of normal and high strength concrete using ANFIS and optimal nonlinear regression models

This paper aims to serve two main objectives; one is to demonstrate the modelling capabilities of a neuro-fuzzy approach, namely ANFIS (adaptive-network based fuzzy inference system) to a nonlinear system; and the other is to design a fuzzy controller to control such a system. The nonlinear system, which is a liquid-level system, is represented first by its mathematical model and then by ANFIS architecture. The ANFIS model is formed by means of input–output data set taken from the mathematical model. Then a PID-type fuzzy controller, which linguistically approximates the classical three-term compensation, was designed to control the system represented by both its mathematical and ANFIS models in order to perform an agreement comparison between them. It is shown that the ANFIS architecture can model a nonlinear system very accurately by means of input–output pairs obtained either from the actual system or its mathematical model. It is also shown that such a system can be controlled effectively by a fuzzy controller.

Adaptive network based fuzzy inference system (ANFIS) is an intelligent neuro-fuzzy technique used for modeling and control of ill-defined and uncertain systems. ANFIS is based on the input-output data pairs of the system under consideration. The size of the input-output data set is very crucial when the data available is very less and the generation of data is a costly affair. Under such circumstances, optimization in the number of data used for learning is of prime concern. In this paper we have proposed an ANFIS based system modeling where the number of data pairs employed for training is minimized by application of an technique called the V-Fold technique. Our proposed method is experimentally validated by applying it to two separate sets of data obtained from the benchmark Box and Jenkins gas furnace data set and the thermal power plant of the NEEPCO (North Eastern Electrical Power Corporation Limited) . By employing our proposed method the number of data required for learning in the ANFIS network could be significantly reduced to around one-eighth of the requirement for the conventional ANFIS method. This result in the saving of the computation time as well as computation complexity is remarkably reduced. The results obtained by applying our proposed method are compared with those obtained by using conventional ANFIS network. It was found that our model compares favorably well with conventional ANFIS model.

In this article, adaptive‐network‐based fuzzy inference system (ANFIS) models are proposed to compute the characteristic impedances of air‐suspended trapezoidal‐shaped microshield lines (AS‐TSMLs) and air‐suspended rectangular‐shaped microshield lines (AS‐RSMLs). The ANFIS is a fuzzy inference system implemented within the architecture and optimization procedure of adaptive networks. Four optimization algorithms, hybrid learning, simulated annealing, genetic, and least‐squares, are used to determine optimally the design parameters of ANFIS. The characteristic impedance results of ANFIS models are in very good agreement with the results available in the literature. When the performances of ANFIS models are compared with each other, the best results are obtained from the ANFIS model trained by the hybrid learning algorithm. © 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Microwave Opt Technol Lett 52: 20–24, 2010; Published online in Wiley InterScience (www.interscience.wiley.com). DOI 10.1002/mop.24829

The main target of this research work is to model the output performance of adsorption water desalination system (AWDS) in terms of switching and cycle time using artificial intelligence. The output performance of the ADC system is expressed by the specific daily water production (SDWP), the coefficient of performance (COP), and specific cooling power (SCP). A robust Adaptive Network-based Fuzzy Inference System (ANFIS) model of SDWP, COP, and SCP was built using the measured data. To demonstrate the superiority of the suggested ANFIS model, the model results were compared with those achieved by Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) based on the maximum coefficient of determination and minimum error between measured and estimated data in addition to the mean square error (MSE). Applying ANOVA, the average coefficient-of-determination values were 0.8872 and 0.8223, respectively, for training and testing. These values are increased to 1.0 and 0.9673, respectively, for training and testing thanks to ANFIS based modeling. In addition, ANFIS modelling decreased the RMSE value of all datasets by 83% compared with ANOVA. In sum, the main findings confirmed the superiority of ANFIS modeling of the output performance of adsorption water desalination system compared with ANOVA.

This paper presents the integration of principal component analysis (PCA) and adaptive network-based fuzzy inference system (ANFIS) to assess the impact of bad loans on technical efficiency of banks. Bad loans or non-performing loans (NPLs) include past due loans, bankrupt and quasi-bankrupt assets and doubtful assets. Bad loans are considered as a bad output for calculation of the technical efficiency through PCA. ANFIS is used to model the relationship between bad loans and technical efficiency. ANFIS modeling is used to capture the nonlinearity and fuzziness existed in the modeling environment. In the ANFIS model, technical efficiency is considered as the output which is modeled with respect to bad loans, profit and costs. The results of the proposed model are illustrated through a case study in Iranian governmental banks. It is evidenced that the effects of bad loans on technical efficiency of banks are not linear but a nonlinear negative impact.

This paper presents a method based on adaptive-networkbased fuzzy inference system (ANFIS) to calculate the resonant frequency of a circular microstrip antenna (MSA) with a dielectric cover. The ANFIS is a class of adaptive networks which are functionally equivalent to fuzzy inference systems (FISs). Six optimization algorithms, hybrid learning, least-squares, nelder-mead, genetic, differential evolution and particle swarm, are used to determine optimally the design parameters of the ANFIS. The resonant frequency results predicted by ANFIS are in very good agreement with the results reported elsewhere. When the performances of ANFIS models are compared with each other, the best result is obtained from the ANFIS model optimized by the LSQ algorithm. 280 Guney and Sarikaya

Image super resolution is one of the most popular topics in the field of image processing. However, most of the existing super resolution algorithms are designed for the situation where sufficient training data is available. This paper proposes a new image super resolution approach that is able to handle the situation with sparse training data, using the recently developed ANFIS (Adaptive Network based Fuzzy Inference System) interpolation technique. In particular, the training image data set is divided into different subsets. For subsets with sufficient training data, the ANFIS models are trained using standard ANFIS learning procedure, while for those with insufficient data, the models are obtained through ANFIS interpolation. In the literature, little work exists for image super resolution on sparse data. Therefore, in the experimental evaluations of this paper, the proposed approach is compared with existing super resolution methods with full data, demonstrating that this work is able to produce highly promising results.

Evaluating the input and output process of energy in agricultural systems is one of the ways to determine the level of sustainability in these systems. For this reason, the purpose of this study was to investigate and predict the amount of input and output energies and also related indicators in cattle breeding. The information needed to conduct this study was collected by referring to Pars Company and extracting the recorded information regarding the amount of consumed inputs and the value of produced products. Also, part of the information was extracted from the financial reports presented by the company and the reports published in the annual meetings of the shareholders. In addition, the information is related to the financial period from 2011 to 2020. Based on the available data, the value of input and output energies, energy indices were calculated. Also, adaptive network-based fuzzy inference system (ANFIS) was used to predict performance and output energy. According to the results of data analysis, the average energy required for raising cattle during a one-year period was 52,604.52 MJ∙cow−1. Also, produced milk, produced manure, and born calf were considered as the output energies. The energy equivalent of produced milk during a year was 56,821.39 MJ∙cow−1. After examining different models of ANFIS, the best ANFIS model with the input membership function of trimf was selected and the R 2 and MAPE values of 0.98 and 0.42 were obtained, respectively.