Dynamical Behavior in a DPCM System with an Order 2 Predictor. Case of a Constant Input

This paper deals with a differential pulse code modulation (DPCM) transmission system. It includes an encoder which uses a coupling between a transversal predictor and a nonlinear quantizer. This paper studies, from a dynamical point of view, an order 2 DPCM system modeled via a noninvertible two-dimensional map. Chaotic phenomena can be observed; depending on the kind of application, it can be interesting to avoid chaos or to use it. In both cases, it is necessary to understand the mechanisms which give rise to it. For that, the usual tools of chaotic dynamics are used (bifurcation structures, critical and invariant manifolds).