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Fuzzy shape grammars

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This paper shows some fuzzy generalizations of the concepts of derivation and computation with shape grammars. Fuzzy definitions are provided for both rule application and shape matching. The paper also describes a software prototype developed to test these ideas.

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  1. ETSI Informática, Universidad de Málaga, Campus de Excelencia Internacional Andalucia Tech, Málaga, Spain

    Manuela Ruiz-Montiel, José Luis Pérez-de-la-Cruz, Lawrence Mandow & Fernando López-Romero

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M. Ruiz is funded by the Spanish Government through the National FPU Program.

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Ruiz-Montiel, M., Pérez-de-la-Cruz, J.L., Mandow, L. et al. Fuzzy shape grammars. Prog Artif Intell 5, 47–53 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13748-015-0073-x

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