Semi-transparent Target Surface Display for Construction Landform Visualization
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Solution Overview
Problem
Operators of construction machines face difficulty in visually recognizing the difference between the target surface to be constructed and the current landform, making it hard to understand the construction progress and procedure due to overlapping images on the display device.
Innovation Solution
A construction information display device that semi-transparently displays the selected target surface and assistance region, using different display modes to highlight the target surface and assistance region, allowing the partial distribution map to be visible within the selected area, thereby enhancing visual recognition and workability.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Illumination intensity
If the target surface is displayed as a solid image on the monitor device, then the range of the target surface is clearly visible, but the distribution map indicating the current landform becomes obscured and cannot be visually recognized
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies transparency adjustment to the target surface image, allowing it to be displayed in a semi-transparent state. This enables the distribution map to be visible through the target surface, resolving the contradiction between making the target surface visible and maintaining visibility of the underlying distribution map. The transparency level can be adjusted to balance the visibility of both elements.
2Loss of information
If the target surface image is made transparent to show the distribution map, then the distribution map becomes visible, but the boundaries and range of the target surface become less distinct
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies different transparency levels to different regions of the target surface image. The areas where the target surface overlaps with the distribution map are made semi-transparent to allow visibility of the distribution map, while the boundaries and non-overlapping areas maintain higher opacity to preserve the clarity of the target surface shape and range. This local differentiation of transparency quality resolves the contradiction between showing the distribution map and maintaining clear target surface boundaries.
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AI summary
A construction information display device configured to display construction information includes: a display unit configured to display at least a partial distribution map indicating a current landform and a design landform; an input unit through which a target surface is selected from the design landform; and a display processing unit configured to, when the target surface is selected through the input unit, display a range of the selected target surface while visibly displaying the partial distribution map within the selected target surface.