Recursive Geman–McClure Estimator for Implementing Second-Order Volterra Filter

The second-order Volterra (SOV) filter is a powerful tool for modeling the nonlinear system. The Geman-McClure estimator, whose loss function is non-convex and has been proven to be a robust and efficient optimization criterion for learning system. In this brief, we present a SOV filter, named SOV recursive Geman-McClure, which is an adaptive recursive Volterra algorithm based on the Geman-McClure estimator. The mean stability and mean-square stability (steady-state excess mean square error) of the proposed algorithm is analyzed in detail. Simulation results support the analytical findings and show the improved performance of the proposed new SOV filter as compared with existing algorithms in both Gaussian and impulsive noise environments.