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<DIV><STRONG><FONT size=4>Hello,</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
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<DIV><STRONG><FONT size=4>I want to add a half cycle delay to a discrete time
transfer function by multiplying the transfer function by z^(-0.5). It seems
Scilab doesn't allow non-integer exponents with the discrete time variable
z:</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
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<DIV><STRONG><FONT size=4>-->z=poly(0,"z");<BR> <BR>-->a =
z^(-0.5);<BR>
!--error 30 <BR>Invalid exponent.<BR></FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT size=4>Is there a work around for this? Is
there another way to create the discrete time delay
z^(-1/2)?</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
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<DIV><STRONG><FONT size=4>Thank you for your help with
this.</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
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<DIV><STRONG><FONT size=4>Dean Parsons</DIV></FONT></STRONG></BODY></HTML>