How to vectorize this code to eliminate nested For loops

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Would like to know how this code be vectorized:
for y=1:rows
for x=1:cols
if (segMat(y,x) == 255)
Energy(y,x) = Energy(y,x) + motionMap(y,x);
end
end
for y=1:rows
for x=1:cols
delta(y,x) = kronDel(255, segMat(y,x));
end
end
The kronDel function acts like the Kronecker delta.
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Rik
Rik on 4 Sep 2018
Is segMat a function or an array? The second set of loops could be replaced with a call to arrayfun, but this is not always a speed improvement.

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Walter Roberson
Walter Roberson on 4 Sep 2018
Edited: Walter Roberson on 4 Sep 2018
Assuming that motionMap is an array and not a function,
%no loop needed
mask = segMat == 255;
Energy(mask) = Energy(mask) + motionMap(mask);
After which you can have the second nested loop calling kronDel
kronDel looks more likely to be a function than an array, so it is difficult to know if we could vectorize that section.
I speculate that your kronDel function returns the first parameter if the second parameter is 0, and otherwise returns 0. If my speculation is correct, then the loops and call could be replaced by
delta = 255 .* (segMat == 0);

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