Agricultural Machine Display Segmentation for Operator Orientation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing agricultural machine displays overwhelm operators with excessive information, leading to sensory overload and difficulty in orientation due to constantly changing layouts and unnecessary information visualization.
Innovation Solution
A touchscreen monitor is divided into visualization areas, allowing independent editing and navigation through horizontal and vertical scrolling, with context-relevant parameters displayed and rapid menu level transitions using touchscreen functions, including two-finger gestures for zooming and scrolling.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If all machine parameters are visualized on the display, then complete information availability is achieved, but sensory overload and difficulty in orientation occur
Solution Approach 1:
The display is divided into multiple visualization areas (first visualization area for work phase parameters, second visualization area for tool parameters, third visualization area for machine status). This segmentation allows operators to view different parameter groups in separate regions, preventing information overload while maintaining comprehensive information availability. Each area can be independently configured and scrolled, enabling focused attention on specific parameter sets without being overwhelmed by the entire parameter set simultaneously.
2Loss of information
If multiple display windows are activated simultaneously, then comprehensive monitoring is achieved, but screen layout constantly changes causing orientation difficulty
Solution Approach 1:
The visualization areas are designed to be dynamically scrollable and independently movable. When one visualization area is scrolled or moved, other areas remain stable in their positions. This dynamic design allows comprehensive monitoring of multiple parameter sets while maintaining stable spatial orientation, as each area can be independently adjusted without causing layout shifts in other areas.
3Loss of information
If extensive information is displayed in each visualization area, then detailed parameter monitoring is achieved, but rapid navigation becomes difficult
Solution Approach 1:
Each visualization area is segmented into multiple scrollable regions containing different parameter groups. This segmentation enables rapid navigation through extensive information by allowing operators to scroll through specific areas independently, rather than searching through a single large display. The segmented structure maintains detailed parameter information while enabling quick access to different parameter sets through independent scrolling of each visualization area.
4Ease of operation
If context-relevant parameters are selectively visualized, then sensory overload is reduced, but information completeness may be compromised
Solution Approach 1:
Different visualization areas are assigned different quality characteristics based on their purpose. The first visualization area displays work phase parameters with high detail, the second area displays tool parameters with moderate detail, and the third area displays machine status with summary information. This local quality differentiation allows context-relevant parameters to be prominently displayed in each area while maintaining overall information completeness across all areas, reducing sensory overload while preserving parameter completeness.
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AI summary
The invention relates to an electronic operating and display unit (8) with at least one display (18) comprising a touchscreen monitor (21) and at least one operating unit (22, 23), wherein the display (18) has a plurality of visualization areas (32, 33, 37, 38, 46, 47) comprising visualization content (58) and the touchscreen monitor (21) associated with the display (18) is divided into visualization areas (32, 33, 37, 38, 46, 47), wherein the visualization content (58) of each visualization area (32, 33, 37, 38, 46, 47) can be edited independently of the visualization content (58) of the other visualization areas (32, 33, 37, 38, 46, 47) by means of available touchscreen functions (59).