Dynamic Time Warping

Dynamic time warping program. Calculates the similarity between 2 vectors.

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If you pass in 2 vectors it returns the unnormalized distance between the vectors, the accumulated distance between them, the length of the warping path (the normalizing factor), and the warping path points.

To compare 2 vectors A and B call:
[Dist,D,k,w]=dtw(A,B)
Dist is the unnormalized distance
D is the accumulated distance
k is the length of the warping path
(the normalizing factor)
w is a matrix containing the points along the warping path

Cite As

Timothy Felty (2026). Dynamic Time Warping (https://ch.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/6516-dynamic-time-warping), MATLAB Central File Exchange. Retrieved .

General Information

MATLAB Release Compatibility

  • Compatible with any release

Platform Compatibility

  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux
Version Published Release Notes Action
1.0.0.0

Faster implementation thanks to review by Georg Schmitz.