isstable() - Signal Processing

flag = isstable(b,a) returns
a logical output, flag, equal to true if
the filter specified by numerator coefficients, b,
and denominator coefficients, a, is a stable
filter. If the poles lie on or outside the circle, isstable returns false.
If the poles are inside the circle, isstable returns true.flag = isstable(sos) returns true if
the filter specified by second order sections matrix, sos,
is stable. sos is a K-by-6
matrix, where the number of sections, K, must be
greater than or equal to 2. Each row of sos corresponds
to the coefficients of a second order (biquad) filter. The ith
row of the sos matrix corresponds to [bi(1)
bi(2) bi(3) ai(1) ai(2) ai(3)].flag = isstable(d) returns true if
the digital filter, d, is stable. Use designfilt to generate d based
on frequency-response specifications.flag = isstable(hs) returns true if
the filter System object™ hs is stable. You
must have the DSP System Toolbox™ software to use this syntax.flag = isstable(hs,'Arithmetic',arithtype) analyzes
the filter System object hs based on the specified arithtype. arithtype can
be 'double', 'single', or 'fixed'.
When you specify 'double' or 'single',
the function performs double- or single-precision analysis. When you
specify 'fixed' , the arithmetic changes depending
on the setting of the CoefficientDataType property
and whether the System object is locked or unlocked. You must
have the DSP System Toolbox software to use this syntax. Details for Fixed-Point Arithmetic

System Object StateCoefficient Data TypeRule
Unlocked'Same as input'The function assumes that the coefficient data type is signed,
16 bit, and autoscaled. The function performs fixed-point analysis
based on this assumption.
Unlocked'Custom'The function performs fixed-point analysis based on the setting
of the CustomCoefficientsDataType property.
Locked'Same as input'When the input data type is 'double' or 'fixed',
the function assumes that the coefficient data type is signed, 16-bit,
and autoscaled. The function performs fixed-point analysis based on
this assumption.
Locked'Custom'The function performs fixed-point analysis based on the setting
of the CustomCoefficientsDataType property.


When you do not specify the arithmetic for non-CIC structures,
the function uses double-precision arithmetic if the filter System object is
in an unlocked state. If the System object is locked, the function
performs analysis based on the locked input data type. CIC structures
only support fixed-point arithmetic.flag = isstable(h) returns true if
the dfilt filter object h is
stable.

Syntax

flag = isstable(b,a)flag = isstable(sos)flag = isstable(d)flag = isstable(hs)flag = isstable(hs,'Arithmetic',arithtype)flag = isstable(h)

Example

Filter StabilityOpen This Example
Design a sixth-order Butterworth highpass IIR filter using second order sections. Specify a normalized 3-dB frequency of 0.7. Determine if the filter is stable.
[z,p,k] = butter(6,0.7,'high');
SOS = zp2sos(z,p,k);
flag = isstable(SOS)
zplane(z,p)

flag =

     1


Redesign the filter using designfilt and check it for stability.d = designfilt('highpassiir','DesignMethod','butter','FilterOrder',6, ...
               'HalfPowerFrequency',0.7);
dflg = isstable(d)
zplane(d)

dflg =

     1


Create a filter and determine its stability at double and single precision.b = [1 -0.5];
a = [1 -0.999999999];
act_flag1 = isstable(b,a)
act_flag2 = isstable(single(b),single(a))

act_flag1 =

     1


act_flag2 =

     0

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