Publication Date
2007
Document Type
Thesis
Committee Members
Mateen Rizki (Advisor)
Degree Name
Master of Science in Computer Engineering (MSCE)
Abstract
Scientists use liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry (LC/MS) instruments to measure metabolic responses to external stimuli. The data from these instruments can be distorted due to changes in the testing environment. Automating the removal of distortions is crucial in processing the data. The purpose of this thesis is to develop an algorithm that will automate the process.
The data produced by the LC/MS instrument were treated as images and image registration techniques were applied. A polynomial transformation function was assumed. An evolutionary programming algorithm was used to determine the coefficients of the polynomial. The data was manipulated to determine the best registration technique. This thesis describes the data manipulation and details of the algorithm.
The results show that the evolutionary programming algorithm is a reasonable solution for automating the registration of chromatograms. These results also show that more work needs to be performed to fine-tune the algorithm to work with distorted chromatograms.
Page Count
61
Department or Program
Department of Computer Science and Engineering
Year Degree Awarded
2007
Copyright
Copyright 2007, all rights reserved. This open access ETD is published by Wright State University and OhioLINK.
