Design and implementation of fractional differentiators, Part I: System based methods

The online calculation of fractional derivative is an important technique used in the control engineering area. To achieve satisfactory computing performance, this paper proposes a useful and effective tool named fractional order tracking differentiator (FOTD), which is easy to be implemented. A constructive method for designing the FOTD is developed using a class of asymptotically stable fractional order systems. It is shown that FOTD is the pioneering one to achieve it with simple structure, convenient construction and predominant performance. Finally, several examples are conducted to illustrate the effectiveness and efficiency of the proposed methods.