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effectivefs

Effective sampling rate of a time vector

Since R2020a

Description

effectivefs is a function used in code generated by Diagnostic Feature Designer.

[Fs,irregular] = effectivefs(T) checks the regularity of one-dimensional time array T and returns the best approximation Fs to the underlying sampling rate. Code that is generated by Diagnostic Feature Designer uses effectivefs when performing spectral processing and other computations.

Input Arguments

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Time array of sampling instants, expressed as a one-dimensional datetime array, a one-dimensional duration array, or a numeric vector.

Output Arguments

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Effective sampling rate, returned as a numeric scalar.

  • If T is a duration array, then Fs is in cycles per time unit of T.

  • If T is a datetime array, then effectiveFs determines the best value for the time unit based on the data, and Fs is in cycles per time unit.

  • If T is a numeric vector, then Fs is in cycles per second.

Irregularity indicator, returned as a logical.

  • When irregular is true, the sampling instants in T are unevenly spaced. Fs represents the effective sampling rate of T.

  • When irregular is false, the sampling instants in T are evenly spaced. Fs represents the true sampling rate of T.

Version History

Introduced in R2020a