Faculty Mentor(s)
Drs. Brian Yurk and Paul Pearson
Document Type
Poster
Event Date
4-11-2014
Abstract
As bean beetle embryos develop, time lapse photographs of their eggs exhibit varying levels of brightness that correspond to different stages of maturation. This signal can be analyzed to pinpoint the timing of these various stages. We have developed an averaging method based on a modified Haar wavelet technique to identify these changes visually. This method has been studied for both accuracy and precision through a process of randomized simulations at different levels of signal noise. The results of this study have supported the efficacy of this method, demonstrating its usefulness in analyzing a wide variety of signals.
Recommended Citation
Repository citation: McMorris, David, "Modified Wavelet Methods for Identifying Transitions in Bean Beetle Maturation" (2014). 13th Annual Celebration of Undergraduate Research and Creative Performance (2014). Paper 126.
https://digitalcommons.hope.edu/curcp_13/126
April 11, 2014. Copyright © 2014 Hope College, Holland, Michigan.
Comments
This research was supported by The Howard Hughes Medical Institute and the National Science Foundation.