Help with Amplitude Spectrum of Fourier Tranform

%%Import the data
[~, ~, raw] = xlsread('/Users/Michael/Downloads/waveform_data (3).xlsx','Sheet1');
raw = raw(2:end,:);

%%Create output variable
data = reshape([raw{:}],size(raw));

%%Allocate imported array to column variable names
t = data(:,1);
y = data(:,2);

This program applies the Fourier transform to a waveform y(t) defined by the vectors t and y in the workspace. Note that these variables must be present in the MATLAB workspace in order for FFT_Code to run.

fs=1/(t(2)-t(1));

nfft=length(t);                          % Determine the number of data points
tstart=t(1); tfinal=t(end);              % The start and stop times of the signal y

F=2/fs*fft(y,nfft)*(1/(tfinal-tstart));  % Apply Fourier transform to y(t) (next two lines)
F=F(1:floor(nfft/2));                     

M_F=abs(F);                              % Calculate the amplitude of the sine waves

f=(0:(nfft/2)-1)*(fs/nfft);              % Converstion of time to frequency

plot(f,M_F) 

axis([0 30 0 30])

So I attached my code, however, you do not have the data I used. I also attached the graph I am currently getting, however, I would like it to look like vertical lines, how it normally looks in an Amplitude Spectra. If anyone has any advice on how to make that happen I would greatly appreciate it. Thanks in advance!

Answer 1

[Star Strider]

If you simply want to plot vertical lines, the best option is to use the stem (link) plot. See the documentation for ways to customise the plot to create the depiction you want.

[Jim Tom]

Thanks for the input. Do you know if there is a way to extract those local maximums so I can easily create this stem plot. I rather use a function to find the local maxes instead of probing. Thanks again!

[Jim Tom]

Edit: Never mind I found a function to do this for me thanks for the advice, I accepted your answer.

[Star Strider]

My pleasure.