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Example: Wavelet Transforms
Use the wavelet transform functions for compressing data.
1. Define a single square wave signal, where:
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2. Evaluate array n and plot signal S:
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Over the range of 0..255, signal S has an amplitude of 1 for all values of n (96..160), and an amplitude of zero otherwise.
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3. Use the wave function to calculate the Wavelet transform of signal S:
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4. Calculate the number of levels contained in this transform:
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5. Use functions submatrix and floor in order to obtain a sense of the relative importance of each level:
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6. Plot several levels of coefficients simultaneously:
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7. Represent signal with less data, by doing two things:
a. Zero out the higher level coefficients
b. Compute the inverse wavelet transform of the new coefficient vectors
First level at which coefficients are set to zero (L < 7 may be varied).
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8. Use function iwave to recover the original signal:
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9. Plot and compare the original signal with the transformed signal:
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This technique offers a way of compressing the data needed to represent a signal.
Wavelet Transforms
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