FNS '97 - Special Issue of IJUFKS

Selected application-oriented contributions to our conference have been published in International Journal of Uncertainty, Fuzziness and Knowledge-Based Systems, Volume 6, Number 2, April 1998, under the titel Application of New Functional Principles of Fuzzy Systems and Neural Networks Within Computational Intelligence.

Contents:

Preface
A. Grauel (page 105)

The Vanishing Gradient Problem During Learning Recurrent Neural Nets and Problem Solutions
S. Hochreiter (page 107)

Speeding Up Backpropagation Algorithms by Using Cross-Entropy Combined with Pattern Normalization
M. Joost and W. Schiffmann (page 117)

Development and Implementation of a Neural Knock Detector using Constructive Learning Methods
S. Ortmann and M. Glesner (page 127)

Assessment of Clusteranalysis and Self-Organizing Maps
H. Petersohn (page 139)

Quality Assurance at Continuous Hot-Dip Galvanizing Lines by Neuro-Model Assisted Fuzzy-Control
S. Wagner and H.-D. Kochs (page 151)

Structure Optimization of Takagi-Sugeno Fuzzy Models
O. Nelles (page 161)

Missing Values and Learning of Fuzzy Rules
M. R. Berthold and K.-P. Huber (page 171)

Fuzzy Navigation for Robotic Manipulators
K. Althoefer, L. D. Seneviratne, P. Zavlangas and B. Krekelberg (page 179)

Fuzzy Traffic Management for Modern Telecommunications
H. Hellendoorn and R. Seising (page 189)

ECG Diagnostics by Fuzzy Decision Making
A. Grauel, L. A. Ludwig and G. Klene (page 201)

A Development Tool for Analog Fuzzy Controllers: Features and Applications
M. Scheffler, R. Rovatti and A. Bellini (page 211)

Interval Methods in Knowledge Representation (Abstracts of Recent Papers)
V. Kreinovich (page 221)

IPMU '98 Announcement