Find Local Extrema
Find local maxima and minima in the Live Editor
Description
The Find Local Extrema task lets you interactively find local maxima and local minima in data. The task automatically generates MATLAB® code for your live script.
Using this task, you can:
Find local maxima, minima, or both in data from a workspace variable.
Adjust parameters to locate fewer or more extrema.
Automatically visualize the detected extrema.
Open the Task
To add the Find Local Extrema task to a live script in the MATLAB Editor:
On the Live Editor tab, select Task > Find Local Extrema.
In a code block in the script, type a relevant keyword, such as
extremaorfind. Select Find Local Extrema from the suggested command completions.
Examples
Related Examples
Parameters
Flat selection — Flat region indicator
Center (default) | First | Last | All
Specify a flat region indicator when you have local consecutive extrema values.
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
Center | Indicates only the center element of a flat region as the local extrema. |
First | Indicates only the first element of a flat region as the local extrema. |
Last | Indicates only the last element of a flat region as the local extrema. |
All | Indicates all the elements of a flat region as the local extrema. |
Min. prominence — Minimum prominence of extrema
0 (default) | positive scalar | ...
Specify a minimum prominence to return only local extrema whose prominence is at least that value. Higher prominence values return fewer detected extrema.
The prominence of a local maximum (or peak) is a measure of how the peak stands out with respect to its height and location relative to other peaks. The prominence of a local minimum (or valley) is a measure of how the valley stands out with respect to its depth and location relative to other valleys.
Prominence window — Window for computing prominence
Centered (default) | Asymmetric
Specify a prominence window type and size to define a window of neighboring points for which to compute the prominence for each local extrema.
| Window | Description |
|---|---|
Centered | Specified window length centered about the current point. |
Asymmetric | Specified window containing the number of elements before the current point and the number of elements after the current point. |
Window sizes are relative to the X-axis variable units.