Interval additive generators of interval t-norms and interval t-conorms

The aim of this paper is to introduce the concepts of interval additive generators of interval t-norms and interval t-conorms, as interval representations of additive generators of t-norms and t-conorms, respectively, considering both the correctness and the optimality criteria. The formalization of interval fuzzy connectives in terms of their interval additive generators provides a more systematic methodology for the selection of interval t-norms and interval t-conorms in the various applications of fuzzy systems. We also prove that interval additive generators satisfy the main properties of additive generators discussed in the literature.