Work Vehicle Meter Panel Layout for High-Visibility Data Display
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Solution Overview
Problem
Agricultural and construction machines require a meter panel that can display various kinds of information with high visibility, as existing systems become cluttered with increasing data, making it difficult for operators to obtain necessary information.
Innovation Solution
An information display system with a meter panel unit featuring a graphical user interface on a single setting screen, allowing operation settings for each stage of the auxiliary transmission through tabs, and including analog and digital meters with enhanced visibility features such as a transparent cover and arc-shaped indicators to improve readability.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If more kinds of information are displayed on the meter panel, then the functionality and information completeness improve, but the visibility and readability deteriorate due to clutter
Solution Approach 1:
The meter panel is divided into multiple display regions (first display region for analog meters, second display region for digital information, third display region for additional data). This segmentation allows different types of information to be organized in separate zones, preventing clutter while maintaining comprehensive information display capability.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent utilizes a multi-region spatial arrangement on the display panel, effectively using two-dimensional space distribution to organize information hierarchically. By placing critical analog meters in one region and supplementary digital information in other regions, the system maintains readability while increasing information capacity.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the meter panel displays comprehensive operational data for smart agriculture, then the system's capability to support advanced operations improves, but the operator's ability to quickly obtain necessary information deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
Different regions of the display panel are assigned different functional qualities: the first display region provides high-visibility analog meter readings for critical information, while the second and third regions provide detailed digital data for comprehensive monitoring. This local differentiation ensures that critical information is immediately accessible while comprehensive data remains available.
3Measurement precision
If the meter panel is designed to show detailed operational parameters, then the measurement and monitoring precision improve, but the overall readability and visibility worsen
Solution Approach 1:
The display is segmented into multiple functional regions with different information densities. The first display region dedicated to analog meters provides high-visibility, easily readable critical information, while detailed precision data is placed in the second and third display regions where it can be displayed without compromising overall readability.
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AI summary
An information display system of a work vehicle including an auxiliary transmission includes a meter panel unit including a display and a controller configured or programmed to control the meter panel unit. The controller is configured or programmed to cause a display region of the display to display a graphical user interface to enable operation settings to be made for the work vehicle for each stage of the auxiliary transmission on a single setting screen.