Agricultural Display Movable Visualization Areas
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing display systems for agricultural machines overwhelm operators with excessive information, leading to sensory overload and difficulty in orientation due to constant changes in screen structure and unnecessary visualization of non-relevant data.
Innovation Solution
An electronic operating and display unit with movable visualization areas, organized in navigation levels, that only displays context-relevant parameters, allowing for quick orientation through a recurring pattern, with features like horizontal and vertical scrolling, and linked content adjustment between 'Work Phase' and 'Tool View' areas, ensuring only relevant information is shown.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If a large amount of information is visualized directly on the screen, then the operator has access to comprehensive data, but this leads to sensory overload and difficulty in orientation
Solution Approach 1:
The display is segmented into multiple navigation levels (first navigation level with work phase and tool menu areas, second navigation level with tool content area). This segmentation allows information to be organized hierarchically, presenting only context-relevant parameters at each level while maintaining access to comprehensive data through navigation between levels.
Solution Approach 2:
The visualization areas are made dynamically adjustable through scrolling capabilities. The work phase visualization area can be scrolled horizontally to show different work phases, and the tool menu visualization area can be scrolled vertically to show different tools. This dynamic adjustment allows the display to adapt to different operational contexts without overwhelming the operator with all possible information simultaneously.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the screen structure constantly changes to accommodate different information, then various data can be displayed, but this makes orientation difficult for the operator
Solution Approach 1:
The display is divided into fixed structural segments (work phase visualization area, tool menu visualization area, tool content visualization area) that maintain consistent positions and functions within each navigation level. This segmented structure provides a recurring pattern that aids operator orientation while still allowing flexible content display within each segment.
Solution Approach 2:
While maintaining a fixed structural framework, the content within visualization areas is dynamically adjustable through scrolling. The work phase area scrolls horizontally to show different phases, and the tool menu area scrolls vertically to show different tools, allowing adaptability without structural confusion.
3Ease of operation
If context-relevant parameters are selectively visualized, then sensory overload is reduced, but this requires complex navigation structures
Solution Approach 1:
The navigation structure is segmented into two main levels with clear functional distinctions. The first navigation level presents work phase and tool menu options, while the second navigation level displays detailed tool content. This segmentation simplifies navigation by providing a logical hierarchy rather than a complex single-level structure.
Solution Approach 2:
The navigation between levels and within areas is made dynamic and flexible through scrolling capabilities. Operators can easily navigate through work phases horizontally and through tool menus vertically, reducing the perceived complexity despite the multi-level structure.
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AI summary
The invention relates to an electronic operating and display unit (8) with a display (18) and at least one operating unit (22, 23), wherein the display (18) comprises a plurality of visualization areas (32, 33, 37, 38, 46, 47) and is operable in navigation levels (19, 20), wherein the display (18) is subdivided into visualization areas (32, 33, 37, 38, 46, 47) within a navigation level (19, 20) and at least some of the visualization areas (32, 33, 37, 38, 46, 47) are movable relative to each other.