Aviation Display Touch Interface for Direct Data Manipulation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Aviation display systems have limited ability to rapidly customize information, restricting users' ability to process large quantities of real-time data, and require indirect interaction through cursor control, which can be distracting and inefficient.
Innovation Solution
An aviation display control system that allows users to switch between full-format and scaled representations of data using touchscreen gestures, enabling direct interaction and manipulation of information, with avatars representing live data that can be scaled, moved, and interacted with on a touch interface.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If traditional buttons and knobs are used for cursor control, then the display can be controlled, but valuable real estate on the flight deck is consumed and interaction is indirect
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces mechanical control devices (buttons and knobs) with a touchscreen display that allows direct manipulation of graphical user interface elements. Users can directly touch and manipulate icons, buttons, and other UI elements on the display surface, eliminating the need for separate mechanical control devices and enabling direct interaction with the displayed information.
2Ease of operation
If cursor tracking is used to interact with displayed information, then information can be accessed, but the interaction is indirect and requires tracking exercises
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces cursor-based indirect interaction with direct touch manipulation. When a user touches a region on the touchscreen, the system directly responds to that touch location without requiring cursor movement or tracking. This allows users to directly manipulate information by touching the desired elements on the display, significantly reducing interaction time and eliminating the need for cursor tracking exercises.
3Adaptability or versatility
If fixed display formats are used, then the display system is simple to operate, but the ability to rapidly customize information is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements dynamic display configurations where the layout, content, and arrangement of graphical user interface elements can be rapidly changed in response to user actions. The system allows users to customize display formats by directly manipulating elements on the touchscreen, such as dragging and dropping icons, resizing elements, and reconfiguring panels. This dynamic adaptability enables rapid customization of display information while maintaining an intuitive interface that does not significantly increase operational complexity.
4Quantity of substance
If multiple data representations are displayed simultaneously, then comprehensive information is provided, but the display becomes cluttered and difficult to manage
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the display into multiple manageable regions or panels, each dedicated to specific types of information or functions. Users can directly manipulate these segmented regions on the touchscreen, moving, resizing, or hiding them as needed. This segmentation allows comprehensive information to be displayed in an organized manner, making it easier to manage and navigate multiple data representations simultaneously without creating a cluttered interface.
Data Source
AI summary
An apparatus for controlling an aviation display is provided. The apparatus includes processing electronics configured to cause a first representation of a first aviation data to be shown in a first format of the first aviation data, and to cause, in response to a first user input in relation to the first format, a second representation of the first aviation data to be shown in a second format of the first aviation data, the second format of the first aviation data comprising a first predefined location on a first region of a display.