Fuzzy information processing is the basis of various applications of fuzzy theory, but it is difficult to sum it up in a single volume introduction, and no book of this sort has been published here or overseas. An introduction to fuzzy information processing is given, together with an orderly and systematic description of the concepts, significance, progress, methods, hardware, software and applications, such as databases, control, expert systems and fuzzy computers as well as ones that will be developed in the future.This book is an important contribution for engineers and researchers that are aiming for various applications of fuzzy theory, as well as students that are learning about it.

'The book contains a very good introduction into object oriented methodologies and good hints and notes on CASE tools.' - J. Kral (Brno) Zentrallblatt fur Mathematik und ihre Grenzgebiete, band 823/95