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Developing the Application of a Fuzzy Expert System in Altshuller’s Contradiction Matrix

Celso Co | Felicito S. Caluyo

Discipline: Science

 

Abstract:

Altsuller’s Contradiction Matrix (ACM) prescribes a number of inventive principles to resolve the contention between a pair of contending parameters. ACM is considered a classic technique for inventive problem solving.

A fuzzy algorithm was developed to make the ACM expert system accommodate subjectivity in measurable terms. It can deduce prescriptions for more than one pair of contending parameters. It emulates a table look-up manual search for features with common prescriptions. The method involves the selection of fuzzy compositions that are most appropriate in order to emulate the manual method of search and inference.