The new control system involves recognizing the profile patterns of the rolled material with a neural network. The system extracts the major elements of these patterns and compares them with the standard profile patterns which had been determined by learning and stored in memory. Fuzzy logic is used to command the operation by comparing the fractions of the extracted elements with the standard profile pattern. In this method, the profile of a strip at the delivery side is detected by the profile sensor in such a way that the heights from the base plane to the strip surface are measured at each set position in the width direction. The Figure(b) shows an example of measurement. After such measurements have been input as signals, the neural network outputs the mode of patterns and the fraction of the patterns included in 8 standard patterns given in advance. The output data from the neural network in Figure(b) shows the 8 standard profile patterns. The area of the hatched portion within each pattern shows the fraction of the standard patterns incorporated in the signals. Figure(b) shows an example in which the output for the leftmost pattern is included as the major element in the signals, and the fifth pattern from the left is included in part. This output is then transmitted to the fuzzy control section, where it is converted to values which command which rolls are to be manipulated, in what way, and by how much. Figure(c) shows that the No. 2 saddle of the AS-U roll needs to be lifted, the upper roll of the first intermediate rolls needs to be shifted to the left, and the lower roll should be moved to the right. Repetition of the cycle of "Measuring Recognizing Converting to the operating variables Operating Measuring" improves the profile of the strip. As a result of applying this control system to the rolling of stainless steel, profile has reportedly been improved better than that obtained with manual control, but an unadjustable profile deviation still remains. Further analyses on the still incomplete profile control will be made, followed by a test of the modified control system.