Dynamically Zoomed Gauge for Marine Navigation Readability
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Solution Overview
Problem
Traditional dial navigation systems fail to provide adequate readability when the user is at a distance from the vessel, wasting valuable display space and making it difficult to view crucial information such as wind angle and boat heading.
Innovation Solution
A dynamically zoomed gauge system that uses a digital virtual gauge, which automatically zooms and pans to keep the most relevant portion within the user's view, utilizing sensors like GPS and a convolutional neural network to detect and classify non-water objects, and a dedicated graphics processing unit for enhanced visibility.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If a traditional dial navigation system is used, then the display area is fully utilized, but the readability is insufficient when the user is at a distance
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a dynamically adjustable gauge system where the display can be zoomed in and out based on user needs. The gauge rendering engine adjusts the scale and visible range of the dial dynamically, allowing the critical portion of the display to be enlarged for better readability while maintaining efficient use of the overall display area through programmatic control.
Solution Approach 2:
The system changes display parameters such as zoom level, scale factor, and visible angle range to optimize readability. By modifying these rendering parameters dynamically, the system enhances the visibility of crucial information without permanently altering the physical display area, thus resolving the contradiction between readability and display area utilization.
2Loss of information
If a static dial gauge is used, then all information is visible, but the area of interest is too small for distant viewing
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the gauge display into multiple segments or zones, allowing the system to selectively zoom into and highlight the currently relevant segment based on operational context. This segmentation enables the area of interest to be enlarged for distant viewing while maintaining the capability to display all information by switching between segments, thus preventing information loss.
Solution Approach 2:
The system dynamically adjusts which portion of the gauge is displayed and at what scale, transitioning between different views as needed. This dynamic reconfiguration allows the area of interest to be maximized when needed for distant viewing while ensuring all information remains accessible through different display states, resolving the contradiction between information visibility and area of interest size.
3Measurement precision
If the display area is reduced to focus on critical information, then readability improves, but the overall navigation context is lost
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a multi-scale display system that can dynamically switch between zoomed-in views for detailed readability and zoomed-out views for overall navigation context. The system adapts the display level based on operational needs, allowing users to access both critical detailed information and broader navigation context without compromising either readability or versatility.
Solution Approach 2:
The gauge rendering engine provides multiple display modes and functions within a single system, including different zoom levels, angle ranges, and information densities. This multi-functionality ensures that the system can serve both detailed monitoring needs and overall navigation context requirements, resolving the contradiction between readability and navigation context visibility.
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AI summary
Techniques are disclosed for systems and methods to provide dynamically adjusted instrumentation for improved user convenience. In one example, the dynamically adjusted instrumentation provides a virtual gauge comprising a plurality of segments, wherein each segment is associated with a corresponding range of values for a monitored condition; receives a first value within a first one of the range of values; renders on a user display the first value with a first one of the segments associated the first range while excluding from the user display at least a portion of a second one of the segments associated with a second one of the range of values; receives a second value associated with the second range of values; and renders on the user display the second value with the second segment while excluding from the user display at least a portion of the first segment.