ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Fuzzy control

Fuzzy control is a way to make machines or robots do what we want them to do. Imagine you have a toy car that you want to drive around. When you move the joystick to the left or right, the car will turn in that direction. Fuzzy control works similarly, but instead of just turning left or right, it can decide how much to turn based on different factors.

Using fuzzy control, you can program a machine or robot to adjust its movements based on different conditions. For example, imagine you built a robot that has to move boxes around. If the boxes are small and light, your robot can move them easily without any trouble. But if the boxes are big and heavy, the robot needs to be programmed to move more slowly and carefully.

Fuzzy control can be used to program the robot to adjust its movements based on the weight of the boxes. So if the robot detects a heavy box, it will move more slowly and carefully. If it detects a light box, it can move more quickly.

In a way, fuzzy control allows machines to make decisions based on how they perceive the world around them - just like how we humans make decisions based on what we see and feel. The machine doesn't have to be programmed with specific instructions for every possible situation. Instead, it can make decisions based on the information it receives, just like we do!