Rutkowski L. Flexible neuro - fuzzi systems. Structures, Learning and Performance Evaluation

Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2004. -294 pp.
First, a bit of history. The concept of a neuro-fuzzy system is rooted in
the pioneering work of H. Takagi and I. Hayashi, who in 1988 obtained
a basic patent in Japan, assigned to Matsushita, describing a system in which
techniques drawn from fuzzy logic and neural networks were used in
combination to obtain superior performance. The basic idea underlying their
patent was to exploit the learning capability of neural networks for enhancing
the performance of fuzzy rule-based systems. Today, neuro-fuzzy systems
are employed in most of the consumer products manufactured in Japan.