A New Asymptotic Stability Criterion for Linear Discrete-time Systems

In this paper, a new criterion to determine whether the roots of a polynomial p(z-1) with real coefficients are strictly inside the unit circle is presented. It is based on representing the polynomial in a form corresponding to the characteristic polynomial of a closed-loop systems in which all-pass transfer functions are included in both direct chain and feedback loop. The novel and simple criterion for assessing the asymptotic stability of linear discrete-time systems is proved applying the small-gain theorem in the discrete-time domain.