Industrial Vehicle Touchscreen Widget Layout for Gloved Use
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Solution Overview
Problem
Industrial vehicle operators face difficulties in navigating through large amounts of information on user interfaces, especially in cold environments where they must wear gloves, leading to increased time spent searching and accessing necessary information.
Innovation Solution
The system automatically moves activated widgets to designated spaces on the screen upon icon activation, allowing operators to access menu portions directly and providing visual confirmations of completed vehicle functions, while also allowing widgets to be moved away and returned automatically based on vehicle operations.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If operators manually search through multiple screens and menus to locate needed information, then comprehensive information is available, but the time required to access information increases significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The system automatically moves the activated widget to a designated widget space on the screen in advance, so that when the operator activates an icon, the corresponding information is already positioned for immediate viewing, eliminating the need to manually search through multiple screens
Solution Approach 2:
The widget serves as an intermediary element that bridges the icon activation and the information display, automatically transitioning to the designated screen position to facilitate quick access without direct operator intervention in the navigation process
2Reliability
If operators wear gloves in cold environments, then safety and warmth are maintained, but the ability to navigate through menus and screens deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs the widget positioning automatically without requiring manual manipulation by the operator, allowing operators to wear gloves for safety while the system self-adjusts the interface elements to maintain ease of operation
3Loss of information
If multiple widgets are displayed on screen simultaneously, then comprehensive information is provided, but screen clutter and operator confusion increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system provides different display qualities to different widgets based on their activation state, with activated widgets automatically moved to prominent designated spaces while non-activated widgets remain in their original positions, creating a clear visual hierarchy that reduces clutter while maintaining information completeness
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AI summary
A processing device comprising a graphical user interface in an industrial vehicle is provided. The processing device comprises a touch screen display that receives touch gesture commands from a vehicle operator, memory storing executable instructions, and a processor in communication with the memory. The processor when executing the executable instructions: defines a plurality of widgets, wherein each widget comprises a visual representation of a current state of an associated function of the vehicle, displays a subset of the plurality of widgets on a portion of the touch screen display defining a plurality of widget spaces, and displays an icon tray on the touch screen display comprising one or more icons, in which at least one of the one or more icons corresponds to a respective one of the plurality of widgets.