MATLAB: Finding when signal goes below threshold

Question

Hi,

I am trying to find when my data goes below a threshold, but not everytime it goes below threshold. Given a certain event when it goes below a threhsold (both in the forward and reverse direction). I have a logical matrix of 1's and 0's that signal when my data is above a threshold (1) and not (0)( attached low_thresh). I also have a matrix of of index locations where events occur (baseline_waves). For each location event, I want to find where the next place the data goes below the threshold (in both the forward and reverse direction). Specifically where these locations are and the distance between the occurence in the reverse and forward direction. Every location will be above the threshold, just as a side note. I have tried a few ways, but cannot seem to come up with a good way to do this.

Any help would be appreciated.

Answer 1

Can't you just mask it, like

indexes = above_threshold & baseline_waves;

then examine that logical with find() or strfind()?

If not, post a picture of a plot of the data with threshold indicated and the "events" located, and the indexes you want to find in the forward and reverse directions (do you mean "first" and "last"? If not explain forward and reverse.)