Design of digital FIR variable fractional order integrator and differentiator

This paper presents an easy and simple method to design variable fractional order digital FIR integrators and differentiators based on fractional order systems. First, closed-form digital IIR fractional order integrators and differentiators have been obtained from the analog rational functions approximations, in a given frequency band, of the fractional order integrator s (-m) and differentiator s (m) (0 < m < 1) through the Tustin generating function. Then, closed-form digital FIR fractional order integrators and differentiators by truncation of the digital IIR ones have been derived. Next, polynomial interpolation has been used to design digital FIR variable fractional order integrators and differentiators that can be implemented by the Farrow structure. The main feature of variable fractional order operator is that its order can be changed without re-designing a new fractional order operator. Some examples have been presented through the paper to illustrate the performance and the effectiveness of the proposed design method. The results obtained have been discussed and have been compared to one of the most recent works in the literature using the same design parameters.