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How to determine the minimum point of a plot?

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Hi,
I have a plot as attached herewith in which the value of the point as shown by arrow mark is to be determined and compared to a reference value. It is plotted at a time step of 999 (t ranges from 1 to 1000).
global data;
cp=0;
for i=999:max(length(data.variable.t))
for j=60:max(length(data.variable.x))-1
if data.variable.curvepressure(i,j) <= -10.2661
disp(data.variable.curvepressure(i,j))
cp=1;
break
end
end
end
The above code is not working and need your advice please.

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Piyush Kumar
Piyush Kumar on 30 Jul 2024
Edited: Piyush Kumar on 30 Jul 2024
The code you have written will display the values less than or equal to -10.2661. The break you are using will break only from the inner loop. The outer loop continues execution.
From the subject "How to determine the minimum point of a plot?", it seems like you want to find global minima of the plot. However, the provided code does not find the global minimum of the plot.

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Abhinaya Kennedy
Abhinaya Kennedy on 30 Jul 2024
A function can help you with finding the minimum value of your plot. You can define the function as follows:
Inputs:
  • data: The data to be analyzed. This could be a vector, matrix, or structure depending on the data format.
Outputs:
  • min_value: The minimum value found in the data.
  • min_index: The index of the minimum value in the data.
function [min_value, min_index] = find_plot_minimum(data)
% Assuming data is a vector
if isempty(data)
min_value = NaN;
min_index = NaN;
return;
end
[min_value, min_index] = min(data);
end
You can use this as an outline to find the minimum value from your plot and tweak it to suit your needs.
You can get additional info on the min function here: https://www.mathworks.com/help/matlab/ref/min.html
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Rahul
Rahul on 31 Jul 2024
Edited: Rahul on 31 Jul 2024
Hi Walter,
Thanks once again. Its difficult to pass the data as you have shown in as above. The name of my data is "data" uploaded in workspace. This is because the no. of input data is large and hence it is uploaded in workspace. But it seems the code is unable to read it.
Can you tell me how to do it?
I'm getting error msg
Not enough input arguments.
Error in find_plot_minimum (line 5)
for i=998:length(data.variable.t)
Walter Roberson
Walter Roberson on 31 Jul 2024
If it is "uploaded in workspace" then you should be able to just reference it by name.
Not enough input arguments.
You need to pass data to the function.
Variables are passed by reference, not by value, so as long as it is known in the calling workspace, passing it in is fast and cheap.
%calling routine
YourData = .... something appropriate
[Output_min_value, Output_min_index] = find_plot_minimum(YourData)

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