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### Is a leaky integrator the same thing as a low pass filter?

The equation governing a leaky integrator (according to Wikipedia at least) is $\frac{d\mathcal{O}}{dt} + A\mathcal{O}(t) = \mathcal{I}(t)$. Is a continuous-time leaky integrator thus the same ...
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### “Low-pass filter” in non-EE, software API contexts

I am an experienced software engineer and am working on smartphone sensors. I've taken fundamental EE classes in DSP and am trying to apply my knowledge. I believe that I understand convolution, ...
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### Why is the first value in digital first-order IIR filter impulse response not the largest?

When I create a digital first-order IIR low-pass filter with scipy (code below), I get the following coefficients: B: [ 0.1367 0.1367] A: [ 1. -0.7265] The ...
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### What is the name of this digital low pass filter?

I found this digital filter in code I am working on. It is a low pass filter. In the code it is called an "alpha filter", but it is not the same as the alpha filter mentioned here. I post the ...
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### Is there a common name for the first order IIR averaging filter?

Is there a term to describe this IIR averaging/smoothing filter? $y[n] = \alpha x[n] + (1 - \alpha) y[n - 1]$