Why is it easier to design an IIR filter in the continuous time domain than in the discrete time domain?

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Given that the goal is to approximate the ideal filter with an IIR filter, why would it be easier to design it in the continuous time domain than the discrete?



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Discrete
time IIR filter design can be a very complex procedure in discrete time domain. Therefore, transformations have been
developed to use well known design methods in continuous time domain.




This may be a very trivial question (sorry if it is), but I don't see why it is easier.



Perhaps I could be asking this in a better way:
Why do we need to translate filter specifications from discrete to continuous time and then do the calculations in continuous time? Why not directly in discrete time?










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    I'll very carefully and respectfully point out that the amount of care being put in minimizing redundant sentences and the formatting of lists, hyphens, and even the name of the university put this paper in the mental "least quality publication" bin for me – I still think your question is worthwhile considering, but be aware that you shouldn't be basing your doubts on papers like these. That being said, this paper shows nothing new, but reads like basically an overview over a chapter from a filter design textbook. I'd recommend learning how the direct design methods and the bilinear method …
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    … work and then doing a complexity comparison for the problems you're facing! The questions raised while doing that would probably make this extremely interesting.
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    That's true, I just found a link to be honest. I believe the claim is still valid though, my lecturers have presented that claim too. I'm looking for a more mathematical proof or just some intuition behind the claim.
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$begingroup$


Given that the goal is to approximate the ideal filter with an IIR filter, why would it be easier to design it in the continuous time domain than the discrete?



This paper says:




Discrete
time IIR filter design can be a very complex procedure in discrete time domain. Therefore, transformations have been
developed to use well known design methods in continuous time domain.




This may be a very trivial question (sorry if it is), but I don't see why it is easier.



Perhaps I could be asking this in a better way:
Why do we need to translate filter specifications from discrete to continuous time and then do the calculations in continuous time? Why not directly in discrete time?










share|improve this question











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    $begingroup$
    I don't think the claim is true at all – where does that come from?
    $endgroup$
    – Marcus Müller
    Jan 4 at 15:20










  • $begingroup$
    I'll very carefully and respectfully point out that the amount of care being put in minimizing redundant sentences and the formatting of lists, hyphens, and even the name of the university put this paper in the mental "least quality publication" bin for me – I still think your question is worthwhile considering, but be aware that you shouldn't be basing your doubts on papers like these. That being said, this paper shows nothing new, but reads like basically an overview over a chapter from a filter design textbook. I'd recommend learning how the direct design methods and the bilinear method …
    $endgroup$
    – Marcus Müller
    Jan 4 at 15:31










  • $begingroup$
    … work and then doing a complexity comparison for the problems you're facing! The questions raised while doing that would probably make this extremely interesting.
    $endgroup$
    – Marcus Müller
    Jan 4 at 15:32










  • $begingroup$
    That's true, I just found a link to be honest. I believe the claim is still valid though, my lecturers have presented that claim too. I'm looking for a more mathematical proof or just some intuition behind the claim.
    $endgroup$
    – epe2308
    Jan 4 at 16:02













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$begingroup$


Given that the goal is to approximate the ideal filter with an IIR filter, why would it be easier to design it in the continuous time domain than the discrete?



This paper says:




Discrete
time IIR filter design can be a very complex procedure in discrete time domain. Therefore, transformations have been
developed to use well known design methods in continuous time domain.




This may be a very trivial question (sorry if it is), but I don't see why it is easier.



Perhaps I could be asking this in a better way:
Why do we need to translate filter specifications from discrete to continuous time and then do the calculations in continuous time? Why not directly in discrete time?










share|improve this question











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Given that the goal is to approximate the ideal filter with an IIR filter, why would it be easier to design it in the continuous time domain than the discrete?



This paper says:




Discrete
time IIR filter design can be a very complex procedure in discrete time domain. Therefore, transformations have been
developed to use well known design methods in continuous time domain.




This may be a very trivial question (sorry if it is), but I don't see why it is easier.



Perhaps I could be asking this in a better way:
Why do we need to translate filter specifications from discrete to continuous time and then do the calculations in continuous time? Why not directly in discrete time?







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    $begingroup$
    I don't think the claim is true at all – where does that come from?
    $endgroup$
    – Marcus Müller
    Jan 4 at 15:20










  • $begingroup$
    I'll very carefully and respectfully point out that the amount of care being put in minimizing redundant sentences and the formatting of lists, hyphens, and even the name of the university put this paper in the mental "least quality publication" bin for me – I still think your question is worthwhile considering, but be aware that you shouldn't be basing your doubts on papers like these. That being said, this paper shows nothing new, but reads like basically an overview over a chapter from a filter design textbook. I'd recommend learning how the direct design methods and the bilinear method …
    $endgroup$
    – Marcus Müller
    Jan 4 at 15:31










  • $begingroup$
    … work and then doing a complexity comparison for the problems you're facing! The questions raised while doing that would probably make this extremely interesting.
    $endgroup$
    – Marcus Müller
    Jan 4 at 15:32










  • $begingroup$
    That's true, I just found a link to be honest. I believe the claim is still valid though, my lecturers have presented that claim too. I'm looking for a more mathematical proof or just some intuition behind the claim.
    $endgroup$
    – epe2308
    Jan 4 at 16:02












  • 1




    $begingroup$
    I don't think the claim is true at all – where does that come from?
    $endgroup$
    – Marcus Müller
    Jan 4 at 15:20










  • $begingroup$
    I'll very carefully and respectfully point out that the amount of care being put in minimizing redundant sentences and the formatting of lists, hyphens, and even the name of the university put this paper in the mental "least quality publication" bin for me – I still think your question is worthwhile considering, but be aware that you shouldn't be basing your doubts on papers like these. That being said, this paper shows nothing new, but reads like basically an overview over a chapter from a filter design textbook. I'd recommend learning how the direct design methods and the bilinear method …
    $endgroup$
    – Marcus Müller
    Jan 4 at 15:31










  • $begingroup$
    … work and then doing a complexity comparison for the problems you're facing! The questions raised while doing that would probably make this extremely interesting.
    $endgroup$
    – Marcus Müller
    Jan 4 at 15:32










  • $begingroup$
    That's true, I just found a link to be honest. I believe the claim is still valid though, my lecturers have presented that claim too. I'm looking for a more mathematical proof or just some intuition behind the claim.
    $endgroup$
    – epe2308
    Jan 4 at 16:02







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$begingroup$
I don't think the claim is true at all – where does that come from?
$endgroup$
– Marcus Müller
Jan 4 at 15:20




$begingroup$
I don't think the claim is true at all – where does that come from?
$endgroup$
– Marcus Müller
Jan 4 at 15:20












$begingroup$
I'll very carefully and respectfully point out that the amount of care being put in minimizing redundant sentences and the formatting of lists, hyphens, and even the name of the university put this paper in the mental "least quality publication" bin for me – I still think your question is worthwhile considering, but be aware that you shouldn't be basing your doubts on papers like these. That being said, this paper shows nothing new, but reads like basically an overview over a chapter from a filter design textbook. I'd recommend learning how the direct design methods and the bilinear method …
$endgroup$
– Marcus Müller
Jan 4 at 15:31




$begingroup$
I'll very carefully and respectfully point out that the amount of care being put in minimizing redundant sentences and the formatting of lists, hyphens, and even the name of the university put this paper in the mental "least quality publication" bin for me – I still think your question is worthwhile considering, but be aware that you shouldn't be basing your doubts on papers like these. That being said, this paper shows nothing new, but reads like basically an overview over a chapter from a filter design textbook. I'd recommend learning how the direct design methods and the bilinear method …
$endgroup$
– Marcus Müller
Jan 4 at 15:31












$begingroup$
… work and then doing a complexity comparison for the problems you're facing! The questions raised while doing that would probably make this extremely interesting.
$endgroup$
– Marcus Müller
Jan 4 at 15:32




$begingroup$
… work and then doing a complexity comparison for the problems you're facing! The questions raised while doing that would probably make this extremely interesting.
$endgroup$
– Marcus Müller
Jan 4 at 15:32












$begingroup$
That's true, I just found a link to be honest. I believe the claim is still valid though, my lecturers have presented that claim too. I'm looking for a more mathematical proof or just some intuition behind the claim.
$endgroup$
– epe2308
Jan 4 at 16:02




$begingroup$
That's true, I just found a link to be honest. I believe the claim is still valid though, my lecturers have presented that claim too. I'm looking for a more mathematical proof or just some intuition behind the claim.
$endgroup$
– epe2308
Jan 4 at 16:02










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This sounds like a quick conclusion.



It is true that discrete-time IIR filters are typically designed by transforming continuous-time filters (also valid for actual and used tools, for example MATLAB).



The research made on continuous-time filters has brought many results and analytical tools to design them efficiently, while the bilinear transform quickly makes them discrete.



The combination of both makes for a quick and efficient solution, which is used as a base in filter design tools, that also implement a numerical optimization routine to minimize the filter order while keeping it in the specifications.



Finally, I'll agree with other answers here; the complexity of the procedure may be high, but the computing power available nowadays makes it irrelevant. Least Pth-Norm Optimal IIR Filters are completely designed in the discrete domain (no transformation involved), and have more degrees of freedom than the usual transformed filters.






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    The term “easy” can mean simply to need less effort but can include cases where an accumulation of prior efforts can be leveraged.



    Analog filters have a long history and someone in 1970 who was trained in analog design might consider modifying what they know to build a digital filter as “easier" than using an optimization routine written in Fortran running on their IBM mainframe.






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      There are methods to directly design discrete domain filters, and they are more modern. However, due to the legacy, historically first developed continuous domain filters are still used. They are arguably simpler, but they have significant drawbacks. They are easier, since they do not require extreme knowledge of digital IIR filter design. however, MATLAB, Octave and other DSP software does have enough tools to effectively design discrete IIR filter. Please see the following as a nice introduction to both FIR and IIR design. http://ece390web.groups.et.byu.net/dokuwiki/lib/exe/fetch.php?media=filter_design_notes.pdf.
      To summarize: designing in continuous domain first, was easier earlier in time, since the tools for IIR filter design have not been available to the extent that they are available today. At the time, the alternative was to get involved in writing your own IIR filter design software.






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        $begingroup$

        This sounds like a quick conclusion.



        It is true that discrete-time IIR filters are typically designed by transforming continuous-time filters (also valid for actual and used tools, for example MATLAB).



        The research made on continuous-time filters has brought many results and analytical tools to design them efficiently, while the bilinear transform quickly makes them discrete.



        The combination of both makes for a quick and efficient solution, which is used as a base in filter design tools, that also implement a numerical optimization routine to minimize the filter order while keeping it in the specifications.



        Finally, I'll agree with other answers here; the complexity of the procedure may be high, but the computing power available nowadays makes it irrelevant. Least Pth-Norm Optimal IIR Filters are completely designed in the discrete domain (no transformation involved), and have more degrees of freedom than the usual transformed filters.






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          $begingroup$

          This sounds like a quick conclusion.



          It is true that discrete-time IIR filters are typically designed by transforming continuous-time filters (also valid for actual and used tools, for example MATLAB).



          The research made on continuous-time filters has brought many results and analytical tools to design them efficiently, while the bilinear transform quickly makes them discrete.



          The combination of both makes for a quick and efficient solution, which is used as a base in filter design tools, that also implement a numerical optimization routine to minimize the filter order while keeping it in the specifications.



          Finally, I'll agree with other answers here; the complexity of the procedure may be high, but the computing power available nowadays makes it irrelevant. Least Pth-Norm Optimal IIR Filters are completely designed in the discrete domain (no transformation involved), and have more degrees of freedom than the usual transformed filters.






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            $begingroup$

            This sounds like a quick conclusion.



            It is true that discrete-time IIR filters are typically designed by transforming continuous-time filters (also valid for actual and used tools, for example MATLAB).



            The research made on continuous-time filters has brought many results and analytical tools to design them efficiently, while the bilinear transform quickly makes them discrete.



            The combination of both makes for a quick and efficient solution, which is used as a base in filter design tools, that also implement a numerical optimization routine to minimize the filter order while keeping it in the specifications.



            Finally, I'll agree with other answers here; the complexity of the procedure may be high, but the computing power available nowadays makes it irrelevant. Least Pth-Norm Optimal IIR Filters are completely designed in the discrete domain (no transformation involved), and have more degrees of freedom than the usual transformed filters.






            share|improve this answer











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            This sounds like a quick conclusion.



            It is true that discrete-time IIR filters are typically designed by transforming continuous-time filters (also valid for actual and used tools, for example MATLAB).



            The research made on continuous-time filters has brought many results and analytical tools to design them efficiently, while the bilinear transform quickly makes them discrete.



            The combination of both makes for a quick and efficient solution, which is used as a base in filter design tools, that also implement a numerical optimization routine to minimize the filter order while keeping it in the specifications.



            Finally, I'll agree with other answers here; the complexity of the procedure may be high, but the computing power available nowadays makes it irrelevant. Least Pth-Norm Optimal IIR Filters are completely designed in the discrete domain (no transformation involved), and have more degrees of freedom than the usual transformed filters.







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                The term “easy” can mean simply to need less effort but can include cases where an accumulation of prior efforts can be leveraged.



                Analog filters have a long history and someone in 1970 who was trained in analog design might consider modifying what they know to build a digital filter as “easier" than using an optimization routine written in Fortran running on their IBM mainframe.






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                  $begingroup$

                  The term “easy” can mean simply to need less effort but can include cases where an accumulation of prior efforts can be leveraged.



                  Analog filters have a long history and someone in 1970 who was trained in analog design might consider modifying what they know to build a digital filter as “easier" than using an optimization routine written in Fortran running on their IBM mainframe.






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                    $begingroup$

                    The term “easy” can mean simply to need less effort but can include cases where an accumulation of prior efforts can be leveraged.



                    Analog filters have a long history and someone in 1970 who was trained in analog design might consider modifying what they know to build a digital filter as “easier" than using an optimization routine written in Fortran running on their IBM mainframe.






                    share|improve this answer











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                    The term “easy” can mean simply to need less effort but can include cases where an accumulation of prior efforts can be leveraged.



                    Analog filters have a long history and someone in 1970 who was trained in analog design might consider modifying what they know to build a digital filter as “easier" than using an optimization routine written in Fortran running on their IBM mainframe.







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                        There are methods to directly design discrete domain filters, and they are more modern. However, due to the legacy, historically first developed continuous domain filters are still used. They are arguably simpler, but they have significant drawbacks. They are easier, since they do not require extreme knowledge of digital IIR filter design. however, MATLAB, Octave and other DSP software does have enough tools to effectively design discrete IIR filter. Please see the following as a nice introduction to both FIR and IIR design. http://ece390web.groups.et.byu.net/dokuwiki/lib/exe/fetch.php?media=filter_design_notes.pdf.
                        To summarize: designing in continuous domain first, was easier earlier in time, since the tools for IIR filter design have not been available to the extent that they are available today. At the time, the alternative was to get involved in writing your own IIR filter design software.






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                          $begingroup$

                          There are methods to directly design discrete domain filters, and they are more modern. However, due to the legacy, historically first developed continuous domain filters are still used. They are arguably simpler, but they have significant drawbacks. They are easier, since they do not require extreme knowledge of digital IIR filter design. however, MATLAB, Octave and other DSP software does have enough tools to effectively design discrete IIR filter. Please see the following as a nice introduction to both FIR and IIR design. http://ece390web.groups.et.byu.net/dokuwiki/lib/exe/fetch.php?media=filter_design_notes.pdf.
                          To summarize: designing in continuous domain first, was easier earlier in time, since the tools for IIR filter design have not been available to the extent that they are available today. At the time, the alternative was to get involved in writing your own IIR filter design software.






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                            $begingroup$

                            There are methods to directly design discrete domain filters, and they are more modern. However, due to the legacy, historically first developed continuous domain filters are still used. They are arguably simpler, but they have significant drawbacks. They are easier, since they do not require extreme knowledge of digital IIR filter design. however, MATLAB, Octave and other DSP software does have enough tools to effectively design discrete IIR filter. Please see the following as a nice introduction to both FIR and IIR design. http://ece390web.groups.et.byu.net/dokuwiki/lib/exe/fetch.php?media=filter_design_notes.pdf.
                            To summarize: designing in continuous domain first, was easier earlier in time, since the tools for IIR filter design have not been available to the extent that they are available today. At the time, the alternative was to get involved in writing your own IIR filter design software.






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                            There are methods to directly design discrete domain filters, and they are more modern. However, due to the legacy, historically first developed continuous domain filters are still used. They are arguably simpler, but they have significant drawbacks. They are easier, since they do not require extreme knowledge of digital IIR filter design. however, MATLAB, Octave and other DSP software does have enough tools to effectively design discrete IIR filter. Please see the following as a nice introduction to both FIR and IIR design. http://ece390web.groups.et.byu.net/dokuwiki/lib/exe/fetch.php?media=filter_design_notes.pdf.
                            To summarize: designing in continuous domain first, was easier earlier in time, since the tools for IIR filter design have not been available to the extent that they are available today. At the time, the alternative was to get involved in writing your own IIR filter design software.







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