root/applications/dual/SIDP/smc29/resample_multinomial.m @ 1288

function outIndex = resample_multinomial(inIndex,q);
% PURPOSE : Performs the resampling stage of the SIR
%           in order(number of samples) steps.
% INPUTS  : - inIndex = Input particle indices.
%           - q = Normalised importance ratios.
% OUTPUTS : - outIndex = Resampled indices.
% AUTHORS  : Arnaud Doucet and Nando de Freitas - Thanks for the acknowledgement.
% DATE     : 08-09-98

if nargin < 2, error('Not enough input arguments.'); end

[S,arb] = size(q);  % S = Number of particles.

% MULTINOMIAL SAMPLING:
% =====================
N_babies= zeros(1,S);
cumDist= cumsum(q');   
% generate S ordered random variables uniformly distributed in [0,1]
% high speed Niclas Bergman Procedure
u = fliplr(cumprod(rand(1,S).^(1./(S:-1:1))));
j=1;
for i=1:S
  while (u(1,i)>cumDist(1,j))
    j=j+1;
  end
  N_babies(1,j)=N_babies(1,j)+1;
end;

% COPY RESAMPLED TRAJECTORIES:  
% ============================
index=1;
for i=1:S
  if (N_babies(1,i)>0)
    for j=index:index+N_babies(1,i)-1
      outIndex(j) = inIndex(i);
    end;
  end;   
  index= index+N_babies(1,i);   
end