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The dive analysis
MT-Dive scans the recorded depth data and searches dive events according to the 'Parameters for the dive analysis' (see below) set by the user. MT-Dive features:
Shapes:
U V W Y Parabola L
My-MT is available now! By means of My-MT you can write your own dive analysis procedures. My-MT provides the basic modules of MT to visualize and process the data and to find dive events. You can replace or extend the dive analysis of MT by your own analysis procedures.
All you need is basic knowledge about DLL programming. No knowledge about Windows programming required, no knowledge about object oriented programming required. We provide you with a simple example how to create such a DLL.
MT-Dive visualizes the found dive event. Then the user can correct each of the MT-proposals (e.g. end-of-dive). The user can accept or reject the entire event. If the user accepts the event then MT-Dive analyzes the current event and exports the results into a text file (each event into one line):
# | Nr of event |
Pause | Interval to preceeding dive event. Surface time. |
Onset | Onset of the event as dd.mm.yy hh:mm:ss |
Dive shape | U,V,W,Y, Parabola shape |
Duration | Duration of the event [sec] |
Onset bottom | Pause between events [sec] |
Dur. desc | Duration of descent diving [sec] |
Dur. bott | Duration of bottom diving [sec] |
Dur asc. | Duration of asscent diving [sec] |
VV down | Vertical velocity at the descent phase [m/sec] |
VV bottom | Vertical velocity at the bottom phase [m/sec] |
VV up | Vertical velocity at the ascent phase [m/sec] |
Max depth | Maximal depth of the event [m] |
Min depth | Minimal depth at the bottom phase [m] |
Mean depth | Mean depth at the bottom phase [m] |
Integral | Integral of the entire dive [m*sec] |
Median depth | Median depth at the bottom phase [m] |
Sum way vert. | Total vertical way at the bottom phase [m] |
SD | Standard deviation at the bottom phase [m] |
Diving Efficiency | Bottom time / (Surface time + Dive duration) |
Broadness Index | Bottom duration/Dive duration |
Depth Range Index | Range in depth of the bottom phase/maximum depth |
Symmetry Index | Time of the bottom phase when max. depth is reached / bottom duration |
Mean Vert. Acceleration | Sum abs(vertical acceleration) / Nr values at bottom phase |
Mean depth | Mean of the depth values of the entire dive event |
Frequ. distribution | # data points at depth bands (up to 30 bands). Optional |
Water temperatures | Mean temp. at dive, mean temp at bottom, min. and max temp. at bottom, temperature at max depth. Optional. |
Diff. dive duration | Difference to preceding dive duration [sec] |
Diff. max depth | Difference to preceding max depth [m] |
Wiggle analysis | |
Mean amplitude zigs | Mean amplitude of wiggles up [m] |
Std. deviation zigs | Stand. dev. of the amplitudes of the wiggles up [m] |
Median zigs | Median ampl. of the wiggles up [m] |
Mean amplitude zags | Mean amplitude of wiggles down [m] |
Std. deviation zags | Stand. dev. of the amplitudes of the wiggles down [m] |
Median zags | Median ampl. of the wiggles down [m] |
Sum amplitudes | Sum of abs(Wiggle amplitudes) |
Wiggles onset | Date and time of first wiggle |
Wiggles ending | Date and time of last wiggle |
Duration | Duration of the entire wiggle interval |
Depth at first | Recorded depth at the first wiggle |
Depth at last | Recorded depth at the last wiggle |
Depth min. of all | Recorded min. depth at the wiggle interval |
Depth max of all | Recorded max. depth at the wiggle interval |
Angles and dsitances (if speed data avialbale) | |
Angle down | Dive angle at the descent phsase [m] |
Angle up | Dive angle at the ascent phsase [m] |
Dist. down | Distance travelled at the descent phase [m] |
Dist. bottom | Distance travelled at the bottom phase [m] |
Dist. up | Distance travelled at the ascent phase [m] |
Dist. proj surface | Length of the route projected to the water surface. |
Dive stop analysis. Up to 8 entries for the descent and the ascent phase. | |
Onset | Onset of the dive stop relative to the event onset [sec] |
Duration | Duration of the dive stop [m] |
Depth | Recorded depth at the dive stop [m] |
Vertical Velocity | Dive gradient immediately before the dive stop [m/sec] |
Extended analysis. Up to six additional entries, user defined. See below. |
List of dive characteristics calculated and exported by MT-Dive. Water temperatures and dive frequencies (Frequ. Distribution) will be included if these features are enabled by the user. This list can be extended by entries according to user wishes. (E.g. Average magnitude in channel X at the bottom phase’). Please inquire in case you have special wishes.
Then MT-Dive searches the next event, analyzes it ...and so on.There is also an 'automatic mode'. In this mode the user selects a section of the channel (e.g. the entire channel), then MT rapidly scans the entire section for dive events, analyzes each event and exports the results. This is a very fast method. Disadvantage: the user cannot check and - if necessary - correct single events.
The user can select from 4 modes how to detect the bottom phase.
The parameters for the dive analysis
The user can specify up to 6 additional characteristics, to be combined freely. Examples : Calculate the maximum value of the third channel (e.g. recorded heart rate values) during the bottom phase.
Calculate the travelled distance at surface (between two consecutive dives).
Analysis of Dive Bouts
MT-Dive also can find and analyze dive bouts (series of dives). The following bout characteristics will be calculated and exported into a result file:
Count | Serial number of current bout | |
BoutOnset | Date and time | |
Nr Dives | Amount of dives of current bout | |
Nr V-dives | Amount of V shaped dives | |
Nr U-dives | Amount of U shaped dives | |
Nr W-dives | Amount of W shaped dives | |
Nr Y-dives | Amount of Y shaped dives | |
Nr parabola dives | Amount of parabola shaped dives | |
FrquDives | Dive frequency. NrDives/DurationBout | [1/h] |
DurationBout | Duration of bout | [sec] |
TimeSpentBottom | Total bottom time | [sec] |
TSB/DurBout | (Total bottom time) / (Duration of bout) | |
MaxDuration | Longest dive | [sec] |
AvgDuration | Average duration of all dives | [sec] |
MaxDepth | Greatest depth al all dive events | [m] |
AvgMaxDepth | Average of max depths of all dives | [m] |
MeanDepth | Average depths of all dives (without surface) | [m] |
MeanBottom | Average depth of all bottom phases | [m] |
TotDiveTime | Total time spent diving | [sec] |
Integral | Integral of all dives | [m*h] |
Int/DurBout | Integral/Duration bout | [m] |
Diving Efficiency | (Total bott. time) /(Surface time + Total dive time) | |
AvgDepth V-Dives | Average depth of all V-shaped dives | [m] |
MaxDepth V-Dives | Max. depth of all V-shaped dives | [m] |
AvgDepth non V-Dives | Average depth of all dives with bottom phase | [m] |
MaxDepth non V-Dives | Max. depth of all dives ith bottom phase | [m] |
MeanROD (all points) | Average of all ‘Rate of Descents’ | [m/sec] |
Average RODs | Average of all grad. of all descent phases | [m/sec] |
MeanROA (all points) | Average of all ‘Rate of Ascents’ | [m/sec] |
Average ROAs | Average of all grad. of all descent phases | [m/sec] |
Nr Wiggles | Amount of wiggles of all dives | |
Nr DiveStops | Amount of Dive stops of all dives | |
If speed data are available then MT can create a way-way diagram of the dive profile.
The unit of both axes are meters, hence this diagram shows the route of the animal.
Downloads
MultiTrace-manual As word file (MTDive.doc, 500 kBytes)
MultiTrace-demo A demo version of MT-Dive for Windows without the possibility to export results (setup.exe, 470 kBytes)
View manual of MT-Dive (opens in separate window)