On limit cycles in \(n\)-order direct-form digital filters (Q1176559)

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On limit cycles in \(n\)-order direct-form digital filters
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    On limit cycles in \(n\)-order direct-form digital filters (English)
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    25 June 1992
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    Digital filters are used as a part of digital instruments for processing measured data. When digital filters are implemented, they are subject to finite wordlength effects of the hardware. One of the undesirable effects of finite register length is the occurrence of periodic oscillations called limit cycles. In this paper \(n\)-order digital filters are considered for zero input limit cycles due to rouding. The rounding implies the nearest integer. For \(n\)-order direct form digital filters the relationship between the vectors comprising a \(r\)-period limit cycle due to rounding is established (Theorem 1). Some bounds on the elements of such vectors are presented (Theorems 2 and 3). Sufficient conditions for the accessibility (Theorem 4) of limit cycles of \(r\)-period in direct form digital filters are also presented. A general relationship established between the initial state of the digital filter and the access time of the limit cycle suggests that a digital filter sustaining a limit cycle may be used to implement a discrete oscillator with a prescribed transient time.
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    Digital filters
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