TrajStraightness: Straightness of a Trajectory
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Straightness of a Trajectory
Description
Calculates the straightness index of a trajectory, D / L, where
D is the beeline distance between the first and last points in the
trajectory,and L is the path length travelled (Batschelet, 1981).
Benhamou (2004) considers the straightness index to be a reliable measure of
the efficiency of a directed walk, but inapplicable to random trajectories.
The straightness index of a random walk tends towards zero as the number of
steps increases, hence should only be used to compare the tortuosity of
random walks consisting of a similar number of steps.
Usage
TrajStraightness(trj)
Arguments
trj
Trajectory to calculate straightness of.
Details
The straightness index is also known as the net-to-gross displacement ratio.
According to Batschelet (1981), this value (termed d) is an
approximation of r, which is the length of the mean vector of turning
angles of a constant step-length trajectory (see
TrajMeanVectorOfTurningAngles and
TrajRediscretize for creating a constant step-length
trajectory).
Value
The straightness index of trj, which is a value between 0
(infinitely tortuous) to 1 (a straight line).
References
Batschelet, E. (1981). Circular statistics in biology. ACADEMIC PRESS, 111
FIFTH AVE., NEW YORK, NY 10003, 1981, 388.
Benhamou, S. (2004). How to reliably estimate the tortuosity of an animal's
path. Journal of Theoretical Biology, 229(2), 209-220.
doi:10.1016/j.jtbi.2004.03.016
See Also
TrajDistance for trajectory distance (or
displacement), and TrajLength for trajectory path length.
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Straightness of a Trajectory
Description
Calculates the straightness index of a trajectory, D / L, where
D is the beeline distance between the first and last points in the
trajectory,and L is the path length travelled (Batschelet, 1981).
Benhamou (2004) considers the straightness index to be a reliable measure of
the efficiency of a directed walk, but inapplicable to random trajectories.
The straightness index of a random walk tends towards zero as the number of
steps increases, hence should only be used to compare the tortuosity of
random walks consisting of a similar number of steps.
Usage
TrajStraightness(trj)
Arguments
trj |
Trajectory to calculate straightness of. |
Details
The straightness index is also known as the net-to-gross displacement ratio.
According to Batschelet (1981), this value (termed d) is an
approximation of r, which is the length of the mean vector of turning
angles of a constant step-length trajectory (see
TrajMeanVectorOfTurningAngles and
TrajRediscretize for creating a constant step-length
trajectory).
Value
The straightness index of trj, which is a value between 0
(infinitely tortuous) to 1 (a straight line).
References
Batschelet, E. (1981). Circular statistics in biology. ACADEMIC PRESS, 111 FIFTH AVE., NEW YORK, NY 10003, 1981, 388.
Benhamou, S. (2004). How to reliably estimate the tortuosity of an animal's path. Journal of Theoretical Biology, 229(2), 209-220. doi:10.1016/j.jtbi.2004.03.016
See Also
TrajDistance for trajectory distance (or
displacement), and TrajLength for trajectory path length.
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