A simple and efficient design of variable fractional delay FIR filters

In this paper, a simple and efficient approach for designing one-dimensional variable fractional delay finite impulse response digital filters is proposed. Two matrix equations, based respectively on the weighted least-squares function of the optimum fixed fractional delay filter and the filter coefficient polynomial fitting, are formulated in tandem to form the design algorithm, which only has the computation complexity comparable with that of designing fixed finite impulse response digital filters. A design example is also given to justify the effectiveness and advantages of the proposed design method.