Introduction to adept package

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Introduction

The adept package implements ADaptive Empirical Pattern Transformation (ADEPT) method^[Karas, M., Straczkiewicz, M., Fadel, W., Harezlak, J., Crainiceanu, C., Urbanek, J.K. Adaptive empirical pattern transformation (ADEPT) with application to walking stride segmentation, Submitted to Biostatistics, 2018.] for pattern segmentation from a time-series. ADEPT is optimized to perform fast, accurate walking strides segmentation from high-density data collected with a wearable accelerometer during walking. The method was validated using data collected with sensors worn at left wrist, left hip and both ankles.

This vignette introduces ADEPT algorithm and demonstrates the usage of segmentPattern function which implements ADEPT approach. Here, we focus on examples with simulated data; see the Walking strides segmentation with adept^[Karas, M., Crainiceanu, C., Urbanek, J.: Walking strides segmentation with adept vignette to the 'adept' package.] for the example of walking stride segmentation in real-life data.

ADEPT method

ADEPT identifies patterns in a time-series x via maximization of chosen similarity statistic (correlation, covariance, etc.) between a time-series x and a pattern template(s). It accounts for variability in both (1) pattern duration and (2) pattern shape.

Pattern template

We define a pattern template as a 1-dimensional numeric vector which values represent the pattern of interest (e.g. accelerometry data of a human stride).

In this vignette, a pattern template is a simulated data vector.

Install and load adept package

Install adept package from GitHub.

# install.packages("devtools")      
devtools::install_github("martakarass/adept")

Load adept and other packages.

library(adept)
library(magrittr)
library(ggplot2)

Pattern segmentation with adept package

The examples below are organized into suites. Examples within one suite share data simulation settings, for example: Examples 1: signal with no noise, same-length pattern.

Examples 1: signal with no noise, same-length pattern

Simulate data

We simulate a time-series x. We assume that

true.pattern <- cos(seq(0, 2 * pi, length.out = 100))
x <- c(true.pattern[1], replicate(10, true.pattern[-1]))

data.frame(x = seq(0, 1, length.out = 100), y = true.pattern) %>%
  ggplot() + geom_line(aes(x = x, y = y), color = "red") + 
  theme_bw(base_size = 9) + labs(x = "Phase", y = "Value", title = "Pattern")
data.frame(x = seq(0, by = 0.01, length.out = length(x)), y = x) %>%
  ggplot() + geom_line(aes(x = x, y = y)) +  theme_bw(base_size = 9) + 
  labs(x = "Time [s]", y = "Value", title = "Time-series x")

Example 1(a): segment pattern

We use segmentPattern to segment pattern from a time-series x. We assume that a perfect template is available. We use a grid of potential pattern durations of {0.9, 0.95, 1.03, 1.1} seconds; the grid is imperfect in a sense it does not contain the duration of the true pattern used in x simulation.

out <- segmentPattern(
  x = x,
  x.fs = 100,
  template = true.pattern,
  pattern.dur.seq = c(0.9, 0.95, 1.03, 1.1),
  similarity.measure = "cor",
  compute.template.idx = TRUE)
out

segmentPattern output

The segmentation result is a data frame, where each row describes one identified pattern occurrence:

See ?segmentPattern for details.

Example 1(b): use pattern.dur.seq to modify a grid of pattern duration

We next generate a dense grid of potential pattern durations, including value 1.0 seconds used in the x simulation. A perfect match (sim_i = 1) between a time-series x and a template is obtained.

out <- segmentPattern(
  x = x,
  x.fs = 100,
  template = true.pattern,
  pattern.dur.seq = c(0.9, 0.95, 1, 1.03, 1.1),
  similarity.measure = "cor",
  compute.template.idx = TRUE)
out

Example 1(c): use x.fs to modify x time-series frequency

We use x.fs to modify x time-series frequency, expressed in a number of observations in seconds, and we adjust pattern.dur.seq accordingly. We observe that results are the same as in Example 1(b).

out <- segmentPattern(
  x = x,
  x.fs = 10,   ## Assumed data frequency of 10 observations per second
  template = true.pattern,
  pattern.dur.seq = c(0.9, 0.95, 1, 1.03, 1.1) * 10, ## Adjusted accordingly
  similarity.measure = "cor",
  compute.template.idx = TRUE)
out

Examples 2: signal with no noise, pattern duration varies

Simulate data

We simulate a time-series x. We assume that

set.seed(1)
true.pattern <- cos(seq(0, 2 * pi, length.out = 200))
x <- numeric()
for (vl in seq(70, 130, by = 10)){
  true.pattern.s <- approx(
    seq(0, 1, length.out = 200), 
    true.pattern, xout = seq(0, 1, length.out = vl))$y
  x <- c(x, true.pattern.s[-1])
  if (vl == 70) x <- c(true.pattern.s[1], x)
}

data.frame(x = seq(0, by = 0.01, length.out = length(x)), y = x) %>%
  ggplot() + geom_line(aes(x = x, y = y)) +  theme_bw(base_size = 9) + 
  labs(x = "Time [s]", y = "Value", title = "Time-series x")

## Function to plot segmentation results with ggplot2
library(ggplot2)
out.plot1 <- function(val, out, fs = 100){
  yrange <- c(-1, 1) * max(abs(val))
  y.h <- 0
  plt <- ggplot()
  for (i in 1:nrow(out)){
    tau1_i <- out[i, "tau_i"]
    tau2_i <- tau1_i + out[i, "T_i"] - 1
    tau1_i <- tau1_i/fs
    tau2_i <- tau2_i/fs
    plt <- 
      plt + 
      geom_vline(xintercept = tau1_i, color = "red") + 
      geom_vline(xintercept = tau2_i, color = "red") + 
      annotate(
        "rect",
        fill = "pink", 
        alpha = 0.3,
        xmin = tau1_i, 
        xmax = tau2_i, 
        ymin = yrange[1],
        ymax = yrange[2]
    )
  }
  geom_line.df <- data.frame(x = seq(0, by = 1/fs, length.out = length(val)), y = val)
  plt <- 
    plt + 
    geom_line(data = geom_line.df, 
              aes(x = x, y = y), 
              color = "black", 
              size = 0.3) + 
    theme_bw(base_size = 9) + 
    labs(x = "Time [s]", y = "Black line: x",
         title = "Black line: signal x\nRed vertical lines: start and end points of identified pattern occurrence\nRed shaded area: area corresponding to identified pattern occurrence")
  plot(plt)
}

Example 2(a): segment pattern

We use a dense grid of potential pattern duration, including all values used in the x simulation to again obtain the perfect match (sim_i = 1). In this example, the start and the end points of identified patterns are connected (see figure below).

out <- segmentPattern(
  x = x,
  x.fs = 100,
  template = true.pattern,
  pattern.dur.seq = 60:130 * 0.01,
  similarity.measure = "cor",
  compute.template.idx = TRUE)
out

out.plot1(x, out)

Example 2(b): use pattern.dur.seq to modify a grid of pattern duration

Next, we use a less dense grid of potential pattern duration. We observe that perfect match (sim_i = 1) between a template and time-series x is no longer obtained. Note:

out <- segmentPattern(
  x = x,
  x.fs = 100,
  template = true.pattern,
  pattern.dur.seq = c(0.6, 0.9, 1.2),
  similarity.measure = "cor",
  compute.template.idx = TRUE)
out

out.plot1(x, out)

Example 2(c): use similarity.measure to modify similarity statistic

We use similarity.measure to modify the similarity statistic. We observe that sim_i values in the result data frame change and the segmentation results change slightly too. The explanation is that a change of similarity statistic takes an effect on ADEPT iterative maximization procedure.

out <- segmentPattern(
  x = x,
  x.fs = 100,
  template = true.pattern,
  pattern.dur.seq = c(0.6, 0.9, 1.2),
  similarity.measure = "cov",  ## Use covariance as a similarity statistic
  compute.template.idx = TRUE)
out

out.plot1(x, out)

Examples 3: signal with no noise, pattern duration and pattern shape vary

Simulate data

We simulate a time-series x. We assume that

true.pattern.1 <- cos(seq(0, 2 * pi, length.out = 200))
true.pattern.2 <- true.pattern.1
true.pattern.2[70:130] <- 2 * true.pattern.2[min(70:130)] + abs(true.pattern.2[70:130])
x <- numeric()
for (vl in seq(70, 130, by = 10)){
  true.pattern.1.s <- approx(
    seq(0, 1, length.out = 200), 
    true.pattern.1, xout = seq(0, 1, length.out = vl))$y
  true.pattern.2.s <- approx(
    seq(0, 1, length.out = 200), 
    true.pattern.2, xout = seq(0, 1, length.out = vl))$y
  x <- c(x, true.pattern.1.s[-1], true.pattern.2.s[-1])
  if (vl == 70) x <- c(true.pattern.1.s[1], x)
}

data.frame(x = seq(0, by = 0.01, length.out = length(x)), y = x) %>%
  ggplot() + geom_line(aes(x = x, y = y)) +  theme_bw(base_size = 9) + 
  labs(x = "Time [s]", y = "Value", title = "Time-series x")
plt1 <- 
  data.frame(x = seq(0, 1, length.out = length(true.pattern.1)), y = true.pattern.1) %>%
  ggplot() + geom_line(aes(x = x, y = y), color = "red") + 
  theme_bw(base_size = 9) + labs(x = "Phase", y = "Value", title = "Pattern 1") + 
  scale_y_continuous(limits = c(-1,1))
plt2 <- 
  data.frame(x = seq(0, 1, length.out = length(true.pattern.2)), y = true.pattern.2) %>%
  ggplot() + geom_line(aes(x = x, y = y), color = "red") + 
  theme_bw(base_size = 9) + labs(x = "Phase", y = "Value", title = "Pattern 2") + 
  scale_y_continuous(limits = c(-1,1))
plt1;plt2

Example 3(a): segment pattern

To segment pattern from x, we use a dense grid of potential pattern duration. We use a template object consisting of one of the two true patterns used in x simulation.

out <- segmentPattern(
  x = x,
  x.fs = 100,
  template = true.pattern.1, ## Template consisting of one out of two true patterns
  pattern.dur.seq = 60:130 * 0.01,
  similarity.measure = "cor",
  compute.template.idx = TRUE)
out

out.plot1(x, out)

Example 3(b): use similarity.measure.thresh to modify the threshold of minimal similarity

We use a similarity threshold to segment only those patterns for which similarity (here: correlation) is greater than 0.95. Note that using the threshold may substantially speed up method execution when working with a large data set.

out <- segmentPattern(
  x = x,
  x.fs = 100,
  template = true.pattern.1,
  pattern.dur.seq = 60:130 * 0.01,
  similarity.measure = "cor",
  similarity.measure.thresh = 0.95, 
  compute.template.idx = TRUE)
out

out.plot1(x, out)

Example 3(c): use multiple templates simultaneously

We next use a template object consisting of both true patterns used in x simulation. We observe that the index of a pattern template best matched to a pattern in the time-series x is 1 and 2 interchangeably.

out <- segmentPattern(
  x = x,
  x.fs = 100,
  template = list(true.pattern.1, true.pattern.2),
  pattern.dur.seq = 60:130 * 0.01,
  similarity.measure = "cor",
  compute.template.idx = TRUE)
out

out.plot1(x, out)

Examples 4: signal with noise, pattern duration and pattern shape vary

Simulate data

We simulate a time-series x. We assume that

## Generate `x` as a noisy version of a time-series generated in *Examples 3*.  
set.seed(1)
x <- x + rnorm(length(x), sd = 0.5)

data.frame(x = seq(0, by = 0.01, length.out = length(x)), y = x) %>%
  ggplot() + geom_line(aes(x = x, y = y), size = 0.3) +  theme_bw(base_size = 9) + 
  labs(x = "Time [s]", y = "Value", title = "Time-series x")

Example 4(a): segment pattern

We use two templates simultaneously in segmentation.

out <- segmentPattern(
  x = x,
  x.fs = 100,
  template = list(true.pattern.1, true.pattern.2),
  pattern.dur.seq =  60:130 * 0.01,
  similarity.measure = "cor",
  compute.template.idx = TRUE)
out

out.plot1(x, out)

Example 4(b): use x.adept.ma.W to smooth x for similarity matrix computation

We use x.adept.ma.W to define a length of a smoothing window to smooth x for similarity matrix computation; x.adept.ma.W is expressed in seconds and the default is NULL (no smoothing applied).

Smoothing of a time-series x

Function windowSmooth allows observing the effect of smoothing for different values of smoothing window length W. W is expressed in seconds. Here, W = 0.1 seconds seems to be a plausible choice.

x.smoothed <- windowSmooth(x = x, x.fs = 100, W = 0.1)

data.frame(x = seq(0, by = 0.01, length.out = length(x.smoothed)), y = x.smoothed) %>%
  ggplot() + geom_line(aes(x = x, y = y)) +  theme_bw(base_size = 9) + 
  labs(x = "Time [s]", y = "Value", title = "Time-series x smoothed")

Use x.adept.ma.W = 0.1 and compare with results from Example 4(a). Observe that using a smoothed version of x in similarity matrix computation is pronounced in sim_i values in the output data frame, as well as in a slight change in tau_i and T_i values.

out <- segmentPattern(
  x = x,
  x.fs = 100,
  template = list(true.pattern.1, true.pattern.2),
  pattern.dur.seq =  60:130 * 0.01,
  similarity.measure = "cor",
  x.adept.ma.W = 0.1,
  compute.template.idx = TRUE)
out

out.plot1(x, out)

Example 4(c): use fine-tune procedure for peak detection

We employ a fine-tuning procedure for stride identification.

Fine-tune procedure "maxima"

Fine-tune procedure "maxima" tunes preliminarily identified start and end of a pattern occurrence so as they correspond to local maxima of x found within neighborhoods of the preliminary locations.

out <- segmentPattern(
  x = x,
  x.fs = 100,
  template = list(true.pattern.1, true.pattern.2),
  pattern.dur.seq =  60:130 * 0.01,
  x.adept.ma.W = 0.1,
  finetune = "maxima",
  finetune.maxima.nbh.W = 0.3,
  compute.template.idx = TRUE)
out

out.plot1(x, out)

We observe that almost all identified pattern occurrence start/end points are hitting the time point which our eyes identify as local x maxima.

Example 4(d): use fine-tune procedure and smooth signal for peak detection

We smooth x for both similarity matrix computation (set x.adept.ma.W = 0.1) and for fine-tune peak detection procedure (set finetune.maxima.nbh.W = 0.3).

x.smoothed.2 <- windowSmooth(x = x, x.fs = 100, W = 0.5)

data.frame(x = seq(0, by = 0.01, length.out = length(x.smoothed.2)), y = x.smoothed.2) %>%
  ggplot() + geom_line(aes(x = x, y = y)) +  theme_bw(base_size = 9) + 
  labs(x = "Time [s]", y = "Value", title = "Time-series x smoothed aggresively")
out <- segmentPattern(
  x = x,
  x.fs = 100,
  template = list(true.pattern.1, true.pattern.2),
  pattern.dur.seq =  60:130 * 0.01,
  similarity.measure = "cor",
  x.adept.ma.W = 0.1,  ## smoothing parameter for similarity matrix computation
  finetune = "maxima",  ## use fine-tuning
  finetune.maxima.ma.W = 0.5, ## smoothing parameter for peak detection in fine-tuning
  finetune.maxima.nbh.W = 0.3,  ## neighborhoods length in fine-tuning
  compute.template.idx = TRUE)
out

We plot segmentation results.

## Function to plot nice results visualization 
out.plot2 <- function(val, val.sm, out, fs = 100){
  yrange <- c(-1, 1) * max(abs(val))
  y.h <- 0
  geom_line.df1 <- data.frame(
    x = seq(0, by = 1/fs, length.out = length(val)), y = val)
  plt <- 
    ggplot() + 
    geom_line(data = geom_line.df1,
              aes(x = x, y = y), 
              color = "grey") 
  for (i in 1:nrow(out)){
    tau1_i <- out[i, "tau_i"]
    tau2_i <- tau1_i + out[i, "T_i"] - 1
    tau1_i <- tau1_i/fs
    tau2_i <- tau2_i/fs
    plt <- 
      plt + 
      geom_vline(xintercept = tau1_i, color = "red") + 
      geom_vline(xintercept = tau2_i, color = "red") + 
      annotate(
        "rect",
        fill = "pink", 
        alpha = 0.3,
        xmin = tau1_i, 
        xmax = tau2_i, 
        ymin = yrange[1],
        ymax = yrange[2]
    )
  }
  geom_line.df2 <- data.frame(
    x = seq(0, by = 1/fs, length.out = length(val.sm)), y = val.sm)
  plt <- 
    plt + 
    geom_line(data = geom_line.df2, 
              aes(x = x, y = y), 
              color = "black", size = 0.6, alpha = 0.8) + 
    theme_bw(base_size = 9) + 
    labs(x = "Time [s]", 
         y = "Black line: smoothed x", 
         title ="Light gray line: signal x\nBlack line: smoothed signal x\nRed vertical lines: start and end points of identified pattern occurrence\nRed shaded area: area corresponding to identified pattern occurrence")
  plot(plt)
}
out.plot2(x, windowSmooth(x = x, x.fs = 100, W = 0.5), out)

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