Abstract
Interval type-2 fuzzy logic controllers (IT2 FLCs) have been attracting great research interests recently. There are many decisions to be made in designing an IT2 FLC. One of them is to determine which membership function type to use, e.g., Gaussian or trapezoidal. There have not been comprehensive studies on this problem so far. In this paper we present 12 considerations in choosing between Gaussian and trapezoidal membership functions for an IT2 FLC, including representation, construction, optimization, adaptiveness, novelty, analytical structure, continuity, monotonicity, stability, robustness, computational cost, and control performance. It can help practitioners select the appropriate membership function type in IT2 FLC design, and researchers identify new research opportunities on IT2 FLCs. Our study shows that each MF type has its own advantages: Gaussian IT2 FLCs are simpler in design because they are easier to represent and optimize, always continuous, and faster for small rulebases, whereas trapezoidal IT2 FLCs are simpler in analysis.
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