Displaying timing of activation on a graph

Hi Guys,

I want to create a figure like the one attached. I have the starting and end points for when each muscle is activated for instance the bicep maybe be activated between (10-30%) and then (50-70%) of the propulsion cycle but I'm struggling to display this on a graph.

If anyone can help it would be much appreciated.

Thanks!

Answer 1

[Ayush]

Hi Renee

Here is the sample code that you can use to create the horizonal lines as you described in the attached figure:

% Define the data for each tissue type
% Format: [start_x, end_x, y_position]
tissue_data = [
    0, 20, 1;   % Tissue 1, Line 1
    30, 40, 1;  % Tissue 1, Line 2
    80, 100, 1; % Tissue 1, Line 3
    50, 60, 2;  % Tissue 2, Line 1
    70, 90, 2;  % Tissue 2, Line 2
    10, 30, 3;  % Tissue 3, Line 1
    40, 60, 3;  % Tissue 3, Line 2
    70, 80, 4;  % Tissue 4, Line 1
    85, 100, 4; % Tissue 4, Line 2
    % Add more lines here as needed
];

% Create a figure
figure;
hold on;

% Loop through each row in the tissue_data
for i = 1:size(tissue_data, 1)
    % Extract start and end points and the y-position for the tissue line
    start_x = tissue_data(i, 1);
    end_x = tissue_data(i, 2);
    y_position = tissue_data(i, 3);
    
    % Plot the horizontal line
    plot([start_x, end_x], [y_position, y_position], 'LineWidth', 2);
end

% Customize the axes
xlabel('% Propulsion Cycle');
ylabel('Tissue Type');
yticks(1:4);
yticklabels({'Tissue 1', 'Tissue 2', 'Tissue 3', 'Tissue 4'});
xlim([0, 100]);
ylim([0.5, 4.5]);

% Add grid for better visualization
grid on;

% Add title
title('Tissue Activation Across Propulsion Cycle');

% Hold off to finish plotting
hold off;

I hope it helps!

Answer 2

[Renee Wurfel]

Thank you very much for your reply's it is much appreciated, both of your codes worked I just accepted the top one as they were the first to post. Again thank you very much appreciated.