Generalized Fuzzy Morphological Operators

The adjunction in lattice theory is an important technique in lattice-based mathematical morphology and fuzzy logical operators are indispensable implements in fuzzy morphology. This paper introduces a set-valued mapping that is compatible with the infimum in a complete lattice and with a conjunction in fuzzy logic. According to the generalized operator, a concept of a fuzzy adjunction is developed to generate fuzzy morphological dilation and erosion. Fundamental properties of the generalized fuzzy morphological operators have been investigated.