HMI Widget Metrics Display via Technical Computing Environment
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current human machine interfaces (HMIs) lack efficient tools for analyzing and displaying metrics related to system models, making it difficult for users to effectively control and assess the state of complex systems.
Innovation Solution
A technical computing environment (TCE) that allows users to construct models, analyze them, generate metrics, and display these metrics on an HMI, using software-based logic and graphical tools to provide a comprehensive interface for controlling and assessing system states.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If traditional HMI interfaces are used to control and assess system state, then basic control functions are provided, but efficient tools for analyzing and displaying metrics related to system models are lacking
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a technical computing environment (TCE) as an intermediary layer between the HMI and the system model. The TCE provides model analysis tools and metric generation capabilities that bridge the gap between basic HMI control functions and comprehensive system assessment needs, enabling users to access detailed metrics without modifying the core HMI interface.
2Ease of operation
If the HMI includes more input and output provisions for detailed control and assessment, then control capability is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent makes the HMI display provision multi-functional by enabling it to dynamically display both traditional system state information and newly generated metrics from the model analysis. This allows a single display element to serve multiple purposes: showing basic operational states, detailed metrics, and analytical results without requiring separate dedicated displays for each type of information.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces dynamic adaptability to the HMI by allowing the display provision to change its content and presentation based on user selection and system state. The interface can dynamically switch between displaying traditional control information and model-derived metrics, adjusting to user needs without requiring a fixed complex structure for all possible display scenarios.
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AI summary
In an embodiment, a model is analyzed and a metric is generated based on the analysis. An indication of the metric is displayed on a Human Machine Interface (HMI) associated with a model. The analysis may involve executing one or more tests of one or more functions in the model. The metric may be generated based on the executing. The one or more functions may be associated with a widget implemented by the HMI and the indication of the metric may be displayed on the widget. The widget may be coded to indicate the metric.