DESIGN OF EXPANDABLE FUZZY INFERENCE PROCESSOR

Fuzzy logic controller(FLC) is widely used for applications ranging fr om industrial automation systems to consumer electronics products. In order to implement the FLC in a straightforward manner, dedicated hard ware processors can be used for fast processing. However, hardware pro cessor is often inflexible to expand. In the paper is presented a nove l architecture of fuzzy inference processor consisting of IF modules a nd THEN modules. Using the architecture, one can expand the capacity o f an FLC by simply adding another modules. Furthermore, pipelined para llelism is exploited in the architecture. The architecture is implemen ted and tested as a standard VME board type with discrete components i n order to justify the operation.