Published online by Cambridge University Press: 01 November 2003
Genetic algorithm (GA) and singular value decomposition (SVD) are deployed for the optimal design of both Gaussian membership functions of antecedents and the vector of linear coefficients of consequents, respectively, of adaptive neurofuzzy inference systems (ANFIS) networks that are used for modeling of the explosive cutting process of plates by shaped charges. The aim of such modeling is to show how the depth of penetration varies with the variation of important parameters, namely, the apex angle, standoff, liner thickness, and mass of charge. It is demonstrated that SVD can be effectively used to optimally find the vector of linear coefficients of conclusion parts in ANFIS models and their Gaussian membership functions in premise parts are determined by a GA.