Soft computing

IJARCCE ISSN (Online) 2278-1021
ISSN (Print) 2319 5940
International Journal of Advanced Research in Computer and Communication Engineering
Vol. 4, Issue 11, November 2015
Copyright to IJARCCE DOI 10.17148/IJARCCE.2015.41158 256
Review of Soft Computing Techniques:
Exploring Scope
Dr. Ranjana Rajnish1
, Dr. Parul Verma2
Amity Institute of Information Technology, Amity University, Lucknow, India1, 2
Abstract: Soft Computing is the science of reasoning, thinking and deductions. The idea behind soft computing is to
model cognitive behavior of human mind. Soft computing is foundation of conceptual intelligence in machines. Unlike
hard computing, soft computing is tolerant of imprecision, uncertainty, partial truth and approximation. The role model
for soft computing is the human mind. The guiding principle of soft computing is: Exploit the tolerance for
imprecision, uncertainty and partial truth to achieve tractability, robustness and low solution cost. The main techniques
in soft computing are evolutionary computing, artificial neural networks, fuzzy logic and Bayesian statistics. Each
technique can be used separately, but a powerful advantage of soft computing is the complementary nature of the
techniques. Used together they can produce solutions to problems that are too complex or inherently noisy to tackle
with conventional mathematical methods. The applications of soft computing have proved two main advantages: first,
it made solving non-linear problems, in which mathematical models are not available or possible and second, it
introduced the human knowledge such as cognition, recognition, understanding, learning and others into the fields of
computing. This resulted in the possibility of constructing intelligent systems such as autonomous self-tuning systems,
and automated designed systems. This paper highlights various techniques of soft computing paradigm. Aim of this
paper is to explore possibilities of applying soft computing techniques to the problems associated with various
domains.
Keywords: Soft Computing, Artificial Neural Network, Fuzzy Logic, Evolutionary Computing, Machine Learning.
I. INTRODUCTION
Soft computing could be seen as a series of techniques and
methods so that real practical situations could be dealt
with in the same way as humans deal with them, i.e. on the
basis of intelligence, common sense, consideration of
analogies, approaches etc. In this sense, soft computingis a
family of problem-resolution methods headed by
approximate reasoning and functional and optimization
approximation methods, including search methods.
Soft computing is therefore the theoretical basis for the
area of intelligent systems and it is evident that the
difference between the area of artificial intelligence and
that of intelligent systems is that the first is based on hard
computing and the second on soft computing.
This paper looks into soft computing methodologies that
have been utilized in building computer aided diagnosis.
The purpose of this review is to select the most suitable
soft computing methodology to build a disease decision
making system with high accuracy. Artificial Neural
network, fuzzy logic and genetic algorithm are soft
computing methodologies that can be combined to form
hybrid systems to developcomputer aided diagnosis.
II. WHAT IS SOFT COMPUTING?
According to L.A. Zadeh, Soft computing differs from
conventional (hard) computing in that, unlike hard
computing, it is tolerant of imprecision, uncertainty,
partial truth, and approximation. Role model for soft
computing is the human mind. The guiding principle of
soft computing is: Exploit the tolerance for imprecision,
uncertainty, partial truth, and approximation to achieve
tractability, robustness and low solution cost.
The basic ideas underlying soft computing in its current
incarnation have links to many earlier influences, among
them Zadeh's 1965 paper on fuzzy sets; the 1973 paper on
the analysis of complex systems and decision processes;
and the 1979 report (1981 paper) on possibility theory and
soft data analysis. The inclusion of neural computing and
genetic computing in soft computing came at a later point.
The principal constituents of Soft Computing (SC) are
Fuzzy Logic (FL), Neural Computing (NC), Evolutionary
Computation (EC) Machine Learning (ML) and
Probabilistic Reasoning (PR). What is important to note is
that soft computing is not collection of these techniques;
rather, it is a partnership in which each of the partners
contributes a distinct methodology for addressing
problems in its domain. In this perspective, the principal
constituent methodologies in SC are complementary rather
than competitive. Furthermore, soft computing may be
viewed as a foundation component for the emerging field
of conceptual intelligence.
A. What is fuzzy logic?
Fuzzy logic is a superset of conventional (Boolean) logic
that has been extended to handle the concept of partial
truth -- truth values between "completely true" and
"completely false". It was introduced by Dr. LotfiZadeh
of UC/Berkeley in the 1960's as a means to model the
uncertainty of natural language.
Zadeh says that rather than regarding fuzzy theory as a
single theory, we should regard the process of
―fuzzification‖ as a methodology to generalize ANY
specific theory from a crisp (discrete) to a continuous

(fuzzy) form [2]. Thus recently researchers have also
introduced "fuzzy calculus", "fuzzy differential
equations", and so on [7].
Fuzzy Subsets:
Just as there is a strong relationship between Boolean logic
and the concept of a subset, there is a similar strong
relationship between fuzzy logic and fuzzy subset theory.
In classical set theory, a subset U of a set S can be defined
as a mapping from the elements of S to the elements of the
set {0, 1},
U: S --> {0, 1}
This mapping may be represented as a set of ordered pairs,
with exactly one ordered pair present for each element of
S. The first element of the ordered pair is an element of the
set S, and the second element is an element of the set {0,
1}. The value zero is used to represent non-membership,
and the value one is used to represent membership. The
truth or falsity of the statement
x is in U
is determined by finding the ordered pair whose first
element is x. The statement is true if the second element
of the ordered pair is 1, and the statement is false if it is 0.
Similarly, a fuzzy subset F of a set S can be defined as a
set of ordered pairs, each with the first element from S,
and the second element from the interval [0,1], with
exactly one ordered pair present for each element of S.
This defines a mapping between elements of the set S and
values in the interval [0,1].
The value zero is used to represent complete non-
membership, the value one is used to represent complete
membership, and values in between are used to represent
intermediate DEGREES OF MEMBERSHIP. The set S is
referred to as the UNIVERSE OF DISCOURSE for the
fuzzy subset F. Frequently, the mapping is described as a
function, the MEMBERSHIP FUNCTION of F. The
degree to which the statement
x is in F
is true is determined by finding the ordered pair whose
first element is x. The DEGREE OF TRUTH of the
statement is the second element of the ordered pair.
In practice, the terms "membership function" and fuzzy
subset get used interchangeably.
Fuzzy expert systems are the most common use of fuzzy
logic. They are used in several wide-ranging fields,
including:
 Linear and Nonlinear Control
 Pattern Recognition
 Financial Systems
 Operation Research
 Data Analysis
B. Neural Networks
An Artificial Neural Network (ANN) is an information
processing paradigm that is inspired by the way biological
nervous systems, such as the brain, process information.
The key element of this paradigm is the novel structure of
the information processing system. It is composed of a
large number of highly interconnected processing
elements (neurones) working in unison to solve specific
problems. ANNs, like people, learn by example.
An ANN is configured for a specific application, such as
pattern recognition or data classification, through a
learning process. Learning in biological systems involves
adjustments to the synaptic connections that exist between
the neurons. This is true of ANNs as well.
Fig 1: Components of a neuron
Computational neurobiologists have constructed very
elaborate computer models of neurons in order to run
detailed simulations of particular circuits in the brain.
As Computer Scientists, we are more interested in the
general properties of neural networks, independent of how
they are actually "implemented" in the brain. This means
that we can use much simpler, abstract "neurons", which
(hopefully) capture the essence of neural computation
even if they leave out much of the details of how
biological neurons work.
Figure 2: A simple neuron
We conduct these neural networks by first trying to deduce
the essential features of neurones and their
interconnections. We then typically program a computer to
simulate these features.
Figure 3: The neuron model
An artificial neuron is a device with many inputs and one
output. The neuron has two modes of operation; the
training mode and the using mode. In the training mode,
the neuron can be trained to fire (or not), for particular
input patterns. In the using mode, when a taught input

pattern is detected at the input, its associated output
becomes the current output. If the input pattern does not
belong in the taught list of input patterns, the firing rule is
used to determine whether to fire or not.
Our basic computational element (model neuron) is often
called a node or unit. It receives input from some other
units, or perhaps from an external source. Each input has
an associated weight w, which can be modified so as to
model synaptic learning. The unit computes some
function f of the weighted sum of its inputs:
Its output, in turn, can serve as input to other units.
 The weighted sum is called the net
input to unit i, often written neti.
 Note that wij refers to the weight from unit j to
unit i (not the other way around).
The function f is the unit's activation function. In the
simplest case, f is the identity function, and the unit's
output is just its net input. This is called a linear unit.
Neural networks are typically organized in layers. Layers
are made up of a number of interconnected 'nodes' which
contain an 'activation function'. Patterns are presented to
the network via the 'input layer', which communicates to
one or more 'hidden layers' where the actual processing is
done via a system of weighted 'connections'.
Most ANNs contain some form of 'learning rule' which
modifies the weights of the connections according to the
input patterns that it is presented with. In a sense, ANNs
learn by example as do their biological counterparts; a
child learns to recognize dogs from examples of dogs.
Neural networks, with their remarkable ability to derive
meaning from complicated or imprecise data, can be used
to extract patterns and detect trends that are too complex
to be noticed by either humans or other computer
techniques. A trained neural network can be thought of as
an "expert" in the category of information it has been
given to analyze. This expert can then be used to provide
projections given new situations of interest and answer
"what if" questions.
Other advantages include:
1.Adaptive learning: An ability to learn how to do tasks
based on the data given for training or initial experience.
2.Self-Organization: An ANN can create its own
organization or representation of the information it
receives during learning time.
3.Real Time Operation: ANN computations may be
carried out in parallel, and special hardware devices are
being designed and manufactured which take advantage
of this capability.
4.Fault Tolerance via Redundant Information Coding:
Partial destruction of a network leads to the
corresponding degradation of performance.
However, some network capabilities may be retained even
with major network damage.
C. Evolutionary Computing
Evolutionary Computing is the collective name for a range
of problem-solving techniques based on principles of
biological evolution, such as natural selection and genetic
inheritance. These techniques are being increasingly
widely applied to a variety of problems, ranging from
practical applications in industry and commerce to
leading-edge scientific research.
EC refers to computer-based problem solving system that
uses computational models of evolutionary processes such
as Natural Selection, Survival of the fittest, Reproduction
as the fundamental component of such computational
system. The theory of natural selection purposes that the
plants and animals that exist today are the result of
millions of years of adaptation to the demands of
environment. Fitness of an organism is measured by
success of the organism in adapting to its environment.
Survival of fitness: individual that are more fit have more
chances to survive longer hence more chances to
reproduce and propagate there genotype to future
generation[1].
It is the study of computational systems which use ideas
and get inspirations from natural evolution. Evolutionary
computation (EC) techniques can be used in optimization;
learning and design.EC techniques do not require rich
domain knowledge to use. However, domain knowledge
can be incorporated into EC techniques. One of the
principles borrowed is survival of the fittest.
Few of the EC techniques can be listed as below:
 Evolutionary algorithms
 Gene expression programming
 Genetic algorithm
 Genetic programming
 Evolutionary programming
 Evolution strategy
 Differential evolution
 Swarm intelligence
 Ant colony optimization
 Particle swarm optimization
 Artificial Bee Colony Algorithm
 Bees algorithm
 Artificial life (also see digital organism)
 Artificial immune systems
 Cultural algorithms
 Harmony search
 Learning classifier systems
D. Machine Learning
Machine learning is a branch of artificial intelligence that
employs a variety of statistical, probabilistic and
optimization techniques that allows computers to ―learn‖
from past examples and to detect hard-to-discern patterns
from large, noisy or complex data sets.

Machine learning is usually divided into two main types.
In the predictive or supervised learning approach, the
goal is to learn a mapping from inputs x to outputs y,
given a labeled set of input-output pairs D = {(xi, yi)}N
i=1.
Here D is called the training set, and N is the number of
training examples.
In the simplest setting, each training input xi is a D-
dimensional vector of numbers, representing, say, the
height and weight of a person. These are called features,
attributes or covariates. In general, however, xi could be
a complex structured object, such as an image, a sentence,
an email message, a time series, a molecular shape, a
graph, etc.
Similarly the form of the output or response variable can
in principle be anything, but most methods assume that yi
is a categorical or nominal variable from some finite set,
yi∈ {1,...,C} (such as male or female), or that yi is a real-
valued scalar (such as income level). When yi is
categorical, the problem is known as classification or
pattern recognition, and when yi is real-valued, the
problem is known as regression. Another variant, known
as ordinal regression, occurs where label space Y has
some natural ordering, such as grades A–F.
The second main type of machine learning is the
descriptive or unsupervised learning approach. Here we
are only given inputs, D = {xi}N
i=1, and the goal is to find
―interesting patterns‖ in the data. This is sometimes called
knowledge discovery. This is a much less well-defined
problem, since we are not told what kinds of patterns to
look for, and there is no obvious error metric to use
(unlike supervised learning, where we can compare our
prediction of y for a given x to the observed value).
III. EXPLORING SCOPE
1. AEROSPACE APPLICATIONS:
Soft computing(neuro, fuzzy, and evolutionary computing)
is used for aerospace systems because of the high degrees
of nonlinearity, uncertainty, and complexity of these
problems and because of the involvement of human beings
[18].
Calise proposed the use of neural networks for flight
control of an aircraft. One network is used to obtain
inverse dynamic models off-line, and another neural
network is used on-line to behave as an inverse controller.
Napolitano et al. constructed a neural and fuzzy virtual
flight recorder that could record aircraft control surface
deflections.
Berenji proposed the application of soft computing to
NASA space projects such as the orbital operations of the
space shuttle, including attitude control and
rendezvous/docking operations.
Alvarez et al. used fuzzy approaches for continuous
driving of long-range autonomous planetary micro-rovers,
which required maximization of the range and number of
interesting scientific sites visited during a limited lifetime.
They used a complete set of techniques including fuzzy-
based control, real-time reasoning, and fast and robust
rover position estimation based on odometry, angular rate
sensing, and efficient stereo vision.
2. COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS
Since communication systems involve human beings, soft
computing can be effectively applied to such systems. Soft
computing enables solutions to be obtained for problems
that have not been able to be solved satisfactorily by hard
computing methods.
Soft computing is used mainly in Communication
Networks and Data Communications in communications
systems.
Neuro-fuzzy approaches are utilized for equalizers and
data compression. Network topologies are determined
using evolutionary computation. Soft computing is also
expected to play an important role in the development of
wireless communication systems[18].
Kolumban et al. applied chaos computation to a
synchronized coherent receiver, which has advantages
over non coherent ones in terms of noise performance and
bandwidth efficiency.
Patra et al. developed a fuzzy implemented channel
equalizer that showed performance close to that of an
optimal equalizer with a substantial reduction in
computational complexity.
Jou et al. proposed an online lossless data compression
method using an adaptive fuzzy-tuning modeler with fuzzy
inference. The performance was better than that of other
lossless coding schemes and satisfactory for various types
ofsource data
3. CONSUMER APPLIANCES
The field of consumer or home appliances is not apopular
research area in the academic community. Almostall such
research activities are related to practical product
development.
There is a great potential of fuzzy logic, neural networks
(NN), and chaos computing (CC) which have already
brought machine intelligence in consumer appliances.
There is a clear demand in developed countries,
specifically, in Asia for intelligent, human-like, and user-
friendly control features. More recently, evolutionary
computation (EC) has also shown considerable potential in
this heterogeneous application field.
These techniques are used for various cooling and heating
applications like air-conditioners, gas heaters,
refrigerators, washing, and food preparation appliances.
4. ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEMS
Neural networks were applied already in the early 1990sto
electric power systems. The first conference on
applicationof artificial neural networks to power systems
was heldin 1991. In the mid-1990s, fuzzy logic was
applied to powersystem applications [19] such as control,
operation, and planning.
Soft computing was applied to power systems in themid-
1990s as reported in [20], which describes in detail

themethods for applying SC to various power system
problems.
Recently, EC has been used mainly to solve, control
operation,and planning problems of power systems, since
powersystems are typically large-scale and complex.
Data mining technology, which essentially involves
searching for stable, meaningful, and easily interpretable
patterns in databases using soft computing [21] has
recently become popular, and this new technology may be
used to solve certain power system problems in the near
future [23].
Software for data mining in a power generation station,
e.g., power station performance optimization (reducing
energy consumption, identifying measures to reduce
operating costs) is now commercially available [22].
5. MANUFACTURING AUTOMATION AND ROBOTICS
The term intelligence has been frequently used in this field
since robotic technologies that mimic human think ingand
behavior of bio-systems have been developed.
Contemporary intelligence is sometimes considered to be
interactive information processing among human beings,
environment, and artificial objects [30]. Intelligence is
defined as human-like information processing [28] and
adaptation to environment by leaning, evolution, and
prediction inorder to survive [29]. The use of structured
intelligence by soft computing for intelligent robots has
been considered[24]. However, the interaction with human
beings is also important. Recently, emotional robots that
interact with human beings have attracted much interest by
researchers[27]. KANSEI (emotion, feeling) information
processinghas become popular in Japan [26]. This
technology isneeded for the development of human-
friendly robots.
Other technologies, e.g., fuzzy associative memory
andchaotic computation have also been used for
developinghuman-friendly robots (intelligent robots,
welfare robots)[25]. Soft computing is widely used in this
field.
6. TRANSPORTATION
Transportation is a large field with diverse and challenging
problems to solve. Since the field of transportation mostly
serves ordinary people, passengers, human-orientation and
safety in various controls, fault diagnosis, and logistics
operations are of considerable importance. Since the early
1990s soft computing has attracted intelligent automobile
researchers. FL and EC are often used in state-of-the-art
elevator control systems.
Soft computing is an efficient means for constructing
intelligent vehicles, since the machine, driver, and the
driving environment are interacting with each other.
Intelligent vehicle control requires the following
functions:
• recognition of the driving environment;
• planning of driving based on the recognized
environment; and
• planning of driving that is easily acceptable for drivers.
7. HEALTHCARE
Healthcare environment is becoming more and more
reliant on computer technology, the use of soft computing
methods can provide useful aids to assist the physician in
many cases, eliminate issues associated with human
fatigue and habituation, provide rapid identification of
abnormalities and enable diagnosis in real time.
Soft computing techniques are used by various medical
applications, such as Medical Image Registration Using
Genetic Algorithm, Machine Learning (ML) techniques
and tools to solve diagnostic and prognostic problems in a
variety of medical domains, Artificial Neural Networks in
Medical Diagnosis, Neural Network in diagnosing cancer
disease and Fuzzy logic and Anesthetics
IV. FUTURE SCOPE
The successful applications of soft computing (SC)suggest
that SC will have increasingly greater impact in the
coming years. Soft computing is already playing an
important role both in science and engineering.
In many ways, soft computing represents a significant
paradigm shift (breakthrough) in the aim of computing, a
shift that reflects the fact that the human mind, unlike
state-of-the-art computers, possesses a remarkable ability
to store and process information, which is pervasively
imprecise, uncertain, and lacking in categoricity [31].
Soft computing can be extended to include computing not
only from human thinking aspects (mind and brain) but
also from bio-informatic aspects [29]. In other words,
cognitive and reactive distributed artificial intelligence
will be developed and applied to large-scale and complex
industrial systems.
In fuzzy systems, computation with words will be
investigated increasingly [28] and also evolutionary
computation will be emerging [29]. It is expected that
these techniques will be applied to the development of
more advanced intelligent systems.
V. CONCLUSION
In the current scenario, soft computing has become a
major area of academic research. Though, the concept is
still evolving, and new methodologies, e.g., chaos
computing and immune networks are nowadays
considered to belong to SC. While this field is evolving,
the number of successful soft computing-based products is
increasing concurrently. In the majority of such products,
SC is hidden inside systems or subsystems, and the end
user does not necessarily know that soft computing
methods are used in control, diagnosis, pattern
recognition, signal processing, etc. SC is mainly used for
improving the performance of conventional hard
computing algorithms or even replacing them. Soft
computing is very effective when it is applied to real-
world problems that are not able to be solved by
traditional hard computing. Another class of products that
is using soft computing is for implementing novel
intelligent and user-friendly features.

On the whole, soft computing has ability in dealing with
uncertain and imprecise problems. We believe that if the
quality of studies continues to improve, it is likely that the
use of soft computing techniques will become much more
commonplace in many varied applications.
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