Work Screen Region Display for Reference Station Mismatch

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing work screen display systems for autonomous vehicle travel lack operability, particularly in determining the specific region for autonomous travel due to potential deviations between reference stations, which can confuse users and affect accurate region selection.

Innovation Solution

A work screen display system that includes a position information obtaining unit, a region shape determination unit, and a display control unit, which displays a specific region indication section in varying modes based on the identity of reference stations, allowing users to easily identify and select the correct region for autonomous travel by differentiating between identical and non-identical reference stations, and controls map image magnification and centering based on operation states.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If positioning correction information is supplied from different reference stations, then the specific region can be determined more flexibly, but deviation between position information and region indication may occur

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveflexibility in region determinationVSAvoidposition accuracy
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSMeasurement precision

Solution Approach 1:

The display control unit changes the color or visual appearance of the specific region indication section based on whether the first and second reference stations are identical. When reference stations differ, the indication section displays in a distinct color or pattern to alert users to potential position deviations, enabling visual identification and correction of positioning errors while maintaining flexible region determination capabilities

Inventive Principle:
Principle #32Color changes

Solution Approach 2:

The system provides visual feedback by displaying the specific region indication section with different appearances depending on reference station identity. This feedback mechanism informs users about potential positioning accuracy issues, allowing them to adjust or verify the region selection, thus resolving the contradiction between flexibility and precision

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

2Ease of operation

If the display screen shows detailed operation sections and region information, then user operability improves, but screen complexity and information overload increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveuser operabilityVSAvoiddisplay complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The display screen is segmented into distinct functional areas: the specific region indication section, operation sections, and other interface elements. This segmentation allows users to quickly locate and interact with relevant controls without being overwhelmed by the entire interface, improving operability while managing display complexity through organized information presentation

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Data Source

PatentUS12259736B2Work screen display system
Publication Date: 2025.03.25 YANMAR POWER TECH CO LTD
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AI summary

A work screen display system including a position information obtaining unit for obtaining position information on a work vehicle based on positioning correction information supplied from a first reference station; a region shape determination unit for determining a shape of a specific region where the work vehicle performs autonomous travel, based on positioning correction information supplied from a second reference station; and a display control unit for displaying, on a display unit, a specific region indication section indicating the specific region determined by the region shape determination unit. The display control unit displays the specific region indication section in a display mode that varies between a case where the first and second reference stations are identical and a case where the first and second reference stations are not identical.