Peak detection of measured signal

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We use a data acquisition card to take readings from a device that increases its signal to a peak and then falls back to near the original value. We use a data acquisition card to read from the device , The device increases its signal to peak , Then fall back to close to the original value .To find the peak value we currently search the array for the highest reading and use the index to determine the timing of the peak value which is used in our calculations. To find the peak , We are currently searching the array for the highest reading , And use the index to determine the time of the peak used in our calculation .

This works well if the highest value is the peak we are looking for but if the device is not working correctly we can see a second peak which can be higher than the initial peak. If the highest value is the peak we are looking for , It works , But if the equipment is not working properly , We can see the second peak , This peak may be higher than the initial peak .We take 10 readings a second from 16 devices over a 90 second period. We are 90 From... In seconds 16 Read per second in devices 10 Readings .

My initial thoughts are to cycle through the readings checking to see if the previous and next points are less than the current to find a peak and construct an array of peaks. My initial idea was to cycle through the readings , See whether the previous and next points are smaller than the current point , To find a peak and build an array of peaks .Maybe we should be looking at a average of a number of points either side of the current position to allow for noise in the system. Maybe we should look at the average of many points on both sides of the current position , To consider the noise in the system .Is this the best way to proceed or are there better techniques? Is this the best way or better technology ？

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We do use LabVIEW and I have checked the LAVA forums and there are a number of interesting examples. We do use LabVIEW, I checked. LAVA Forum , There are many interesting examples .This is part of our test software and we are trying to avoid using too many non-standard VI libraries so I was hoping for feedback on the process/algorithms involved rather than specific code. This is part of our testing software , We try to avoid using too many non-standard VI library , So I hope to get information about the process involved / Algorithm rather than specific code feedback .

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