Chebyshev design of a class of FIR filters with frequency equation constraints (Q1601349)

A Chebyshev-like design of a FIR filter subject to frequency constraints is presented. The procedure provides the elements of an optimal filter for which there exist two sets of frequencies, one of which where the weighted error takes a maximum value, the other for which the magnitude response takes a prescribed value. The form taken into account is an odd length filter with a symmetric impulse response. The solution uses the orthogonal projection Remez algorithm, previously developed by the same author. Also, an algorithm to find the solution is derived. As applications, two cases are developed: the design of a notch filter and the design of a low-pass filter which preserves the direct current component, a condition which is of interest in video signal processing. Numerical experiments are presented. We think this paper constitutes a new basic design procedure.