Dynamic Scaling for Vehicle Altitude Visualization
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Solution Overview
Problem
Vehicle management systems face difficulties in effectively representing certain types of vehicles or their characteristics, such as altitudes, distances, speeds, and accelerations, due to limitations in graphical user interfaces (GUIs), particularly in visualizing vertical speed and altitude information for aerial vehicles.
Innovation Solution
The system employs a GUI with vehicle objects and measure objects that use either linear or logarithmic scaling for altitude representation, allowing dynamic switching based on vehicle status and display settings, ensuring clear visualization of vehicle measures without obstructing other map elements.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If linear scaling is used for measure objects representing vehicle altitudes, then the representation is simple and intuitive, but the visualization becomes obstructive when altitudes are large and prevents clear display of map elements
Solution Approach 1:
The system dynamically changes the scaling parameter of measure objects from linear to logarithmic based on the altitude range detected in the vehicle fleet. When altitudes are large, logarithmic scaling is applied to compress the visual representation and prevent obstruction of map elements. This parameter change resolves the contradiction by adapting the visualization method to the data characteristics.
Solution Approach 2:
The scaling type of measure objects is made dynamic rather than static. The system automatically switches between linear and logarithmic scaling based on real-time detection of altitude ranges. This dynamic adaptation allows the system to optimize visualization quality according to current operational conditions, preventing obstruction when needed while maintaining simplicity when appropriate.
2Object-affected harmful factors
If logarithmic scaling is used for measure objects representing vehicle measures, then the visualization is non-obstructive and clear, but the representation becomes less intuitive for small altitude ranges
Solution Approach 1:
The system changes the scaling parameter dynamically based on the detected altitude range. When altitudes are within a small range, linear scaling is used to maintain intuitiveness. When altitudes exceed a threshold, the system switches to logarithmic scaling to prevent obstruction. This parameter adaptation resolves the contradiction by selecting the appropriate representation method based on data characteristics.
Solution Approach 2:
The visualization system employs dynamic scaling that adapts to current operational conditions. The system continuously monitors altitude ranges and switches between linear and logarithmic scaling accordingly. This dynamic behavior ensures that the representation remains intuitive for small ranges while preventing obstruction for large ranges, resolving the contradiction through contextual adaptation.
3Loss of information
If the GUI displays detailed vehicle information and map elements simultaneously, then the information completeness is high, but the display complexity increases and information overlap occurs
Solution Approach 1:
The system changes the scaling parameter of measure objects to compress their visual footprint when logarithmic scaling is applied. This parameter change allows detailed vehicle information and map elements to coexist in the GUI without excessive overlap, reducing display complexity while maintaining information completeness.
Solution Approach 2:
The system introduces dynamic scaling as an additional dimension of control in the GUI. By switching between linear and logarithmic scaling, the system creates different visual dimensions for displaying vehicle measures, allowing flexible arrangement of information elements to avoid overlap and reduce display complexity while maintaining completeness.
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AI summary
The present disclosure generally discloses a vehicle marking capability configured to support marking of vehicles in a vehicle management system. The vehicle marking capability is configured to support marking of vehicles in a graphical user interface (GUI) that is supported by a vehicle management application that is supported by the vehicle management system. The vehicle marking capability may be configured to support marking of various vehicle measures of vehicles for various vehicle types which may be managed by the vehicle management system. The vehicle marking capability may be configured to support marking of vehicle measures for vehicles using measure objects having lengths that are based on the vehicle measures (e.g., using linear scaling, logarithmic scaling, or the like). The vehicle marking capability may be configured to support marking of vehicle altitudes for aerial vehicles using altitude columns having column heights that are based on the vehicle altitudes.