User Manual ViaPlot User Interface (The Norwegian
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1. Via Tecn User Manual ViaPlot User Interface The Norwegian Road Authorities Statens Vegvesen Document Number USR100131 07 02 2008 Aslak Myklatun m 14 02 2008 Aslak Myklatun M O 14 03 2008 Aslak Myklatan 710 55 09 245 26032008 Aslak Myklatun 10 MiaFriction TABLE OF CONTENTS THE FUNCTIONING OF VIAPLOT 1 Main Screen 1 1 The Application Window 1 2 The Status Line 2 Functions in ViaPlot 1 2 1 How the functions in ViaPlot are described 1 2 2 Opening measuring results 1 2 3 Using templates 1 2 4 Printing and previewing graphs 1 2 5 Displaying sections of measuring results 1 2 6 Details of a measuring point 1 2 7 Showing a dynamic cursor 1 2 8 Displaying a vertical acceleration curve 1 2 9 Removing curves from the graphs 1 2 10 Copying graph and measuring information to other programs Word Excel 1 2 11 Creating an assembly report 1 2 12 Setting limit values for a road 1 2 13 Settings for the graph showing the distribution of friction values 1 2 14 Settings for the X and Y axis in the top graph 1 2 15 Filtering measuring values 1 2 16 Printing values 1 2 17 User Manual 1 2 18 Help Menu for ViaTech 1 3 Overview of shortcut keys 2 CONFIGURATION FILE USR100131 Version 4 2 6 OONOOOOPR ViaFriction LIST OF FIGURES Figure 1 Main Screen Figure 2 Average friction values for road sections Figure 3 Temperature and humidity Figure 4 Opening me2. 008 10 40 25 0 0 20 0 25 014 De VF 2008 0303 104042 FS 20 F2 73 3 0 15 0 20 WEN vin EN Mean MN Max Temperature J Subsection ViaFriction UR 71893 gerd 16747 16747 1 19 119 0 Fixed slip 20 Mot Figure 9 Section of measuring result A scrollbar will then appear under the graph This may be used to move backwards and forwards within the measuring result If you only want to see one segment click on the name of the segment HP3 Only the values for the selected segment are displayed The section displayed in the top graph forms the basis for the values that are displayed in the other diagrams In the example above this means that the mean values and the distribution shown in the two lower diagrams are based on the currently shown section 1 2 6 Details of a measuring point Menu option View Measuring point at curve In some cases it may be useful to see where a given measuring point is placed on the curve This function shows all the measuring points on a curve When the cursor is pointed at a given measuring point the number of driven metres and road net metres are displayed in a little window You can turn off this function by choosing the same function again USR100131 Version 4 2 6 10 127 1 2 8 1 2 9 ViaFriction Showing a dynamic cursor Menu option View Dynamic XY Cursor When you choose this function a dynamic XY c
3. 1 000 2 005 2 000 005 000 F 005 F 000 005 S 000 9 005 9 000 DOS 000 8 005 8 000 6 00S 6 0000 0050 000 L 005 L 0007 0097 000 005 000 b 005 F 0006 Friction wang dis A EN Y OD ES ETE EES ET ES A E ES SS LS opnononon ono cyonop eu 2 02 NN 9 A222 m oa oa NN EE so SS A EA ES OM OM OM 0 00 0 560650503010 a 50 000000000000000 x 0 a col OO Ln o S S S S CS SS SS Ss Ss Ss ss EE EE EE N EE EE N N N EE N EE N N N ee e828 Friction Mean 0 22 Min 0 11 Max 0 73 F2 Limit 0 25 Slip Percent Mean 19 8 Min 2 6 Max 34 1 SA r TrA ndelsg RV717 HP2 F2 03 0372008 10 40 S FTr ndelsg RV717 HP2 F2 03 032008 10 40 12 25 3 0 20 0 25 10 i 0 8 03 31 0 25 0 30 06 ad 2 0 30 00 04 022 0 2 44 000015 0 0 VF_2008 0303 104042 FS 20 F2 57 8 0 150 20 N vin NE ve MN Wo Subsection Generally Temperature ViaFretion UR 71893 gerd Fixed sip 20 Mot Figure 1 Main Screen USR100131 Version 4 2 6 Temperature ViaFriction ViaPlot displays friction values for the whole or parts of the measured distance The above example shows the results of a fixed slip measurement For variable slip measurements the F60 value and uMin are also shown The top part of the window shows th
4. 3 5223 M16R3 Found 5 measurements Figure 5 Opening measuring results using menu option File Open measuring result When you choose the menu option File Open template file the dialog shown below appears In this dialog you can choose from previously defined templates See Section 1 2 3 for more information on templates Open template file Lookin ViaPlot e e Ev My Computer File name Open Files oftype Template files v Cancel Figure 6 Opening measuring results using menu option File Open template file USR100131 Version 4 2 6 1 2 3 1 2 4 MiaFriction Using templates Menu option File Save template file An important function in ViaPlot is the ability to compare several measurements from the same section at different times This involves loading several measuring result files and possibly changing some settings in order to obtain a good presentation of the measuring results By using templates you can preserve information on which files and settings that were used in a given presentation With this function the template is saved to the name of your choice and may later be opened as described in the Section called Opening measuring results Printing and previewing graphs Menu options File Print Black and White File Preview Black and White File Skriv ut i farger File Skriv ut i farger With this function you can print and preview all graphs th
5. also have a shortcut key a key combination on the keyboard In order to perform the function you need to use one of these alternatives The descrip tions below include both the menu option and the shortcut key if one is available One example is the function for opening a file for viewing It is described like this Edit Copy Graph to clipboard or lt Ctrl C gt This means that the function can either be performed by selecting the menu option File View Report Options Help Copy Graph to Clipboard Ctrl C Copy Measuring Information to Clipboard or by pressing the keys Ctrl and C on the keyboard USR100131 Version 4 2 6 ViaFriction 1 2 2 Opening measuring results Menu options File Open File Open measuring result File Open template file There are a number of ways to open measuring result files in ViaPlot When you choose the menu option File Open the dialog shown below appears In this dialog you can choose a folder and a set of files You can select several files by holding down the Ctrl key while clicking on the files in the dialog Measuring result files from the frictionmeter OSCAR are Excel files ViaPlot also supports reading of measuring result files in this format F 2VF_2008 0303 104042 dat F2VF_2008 0619 133123 dat F 2VF_2008 0828 210821 dat My Documents en My Computer E My Network Places File name Files of type Friction Files Figure 4 Opening measur
6. asuring results using menu option File Open Figure 5 Opening measuring results using menu option File Open measuring result Figure 6 Opening measuring results using menu option File Open template file Figure 7 Print preview page 1 Figure 8 Print preview page 2 Figure 9 Section of measuring result Figure 10 Assembly report Figure 11 Assembly report displayed in Excel Figure 12 Setting a limit value Figure 13 Distribution settings for summer and winter Figure 14 Settings for the Y axis Figure 15 Settings for the X axis Figure 16 Printing values Figure 17 Example of printed values LIST OF TABLES Table 1 General shortcut key 17 USR100131 Version 4 2 6 MiaFriction 1 THE FUNCTIONING OF VIAPLOT ViaPlot is a program for analysing measurement values produced by friction meters such as ROAR OSCAR ViaFriction and ViaTripu The program has been developed with NET technology and runs on the Windows XP platform ViaPlot can be customised for many different systems The measurement data are read from a text file containing the measuring results to be analysed ViaPlot is used by the Norwegian Road Authorities Statens Vegvesen to analyse measuring results from friction measuring 1 1 Main Screen Ai ViaPlot VF_2008 0303 104042 dat 03 03 2008 10 40 LIE He Edit Wew Report Options Help SA r TrA ndelag RV717 HP2 F2 03 03 2008 10 40 SASS See eS ese Sa eee eae Se 00g 000 1 005
7. at are displayed in ViaPlot S2 EE I BBB Chose Page 14 Figure 7 Print preview page 1 EER m 42 0088 B ose Page 22 Figure 8 Print preview page 2 The figures above show print previews in colour for two pages that are to be printed On the first page the relationship between the size of the top graph and the two lower graphs is preserved On page 2 both graphs are printed in the same size USR100131 Version 4 2 6 ViaFriction 1 2 5 Displaying sections of measuring results In ViaPlot you can choose to display a selected section of a measurement This is done by clicking in the top graph and moving the cursor to the right while holding down the left mousebutton A ViaPlot VF_2008 0303 104042 dat 03 03 2008 10 40 File Edit View Report Options Help SA 1 TrA ndelag RV717 HP2 F2 03 03 2008 10 40 9538 10038 10538 11038 11538 12038 12598 13038 13538 14038 14538 15038 15538 16038 16538 1u804eg dis 0 4 0 2 9 0 0 9 038 9 538 10038 10538 11038 11538 12038 12538 13038 13538 14038 14538 15038 15538 16038 16538 SSS es Friction Mean 0 19 Min 0 14 Max 0 39 F2 Limit 0 25 Slip Percent Mean 20 0 Min 13 9 Max 22 2 SA rTrA ndelag RV717 HP2 F2 03 03 2008 10 40 SA rTrA ndelag RV717 HP2 F2 03 03 2
8. ce xmlns xsd http www w3 org 2001 XMLSchema gt lt AppFormPosition gt lt Top gt 0 lt Top gt lt Left gt 0 lt Left gt lt Height gt 518 lt Height gt lt Width gt 771 lt Width gt lt AppFormPosition gt lt MinSpeedToCalculateValues gt 30 lt MinSpeedToCalculateValues gt lt ShowGravityCurve gt false lt ShowGravityCurve gt lt MinStepToNotDrawLine gt 50 lt MinStepToNotDrawLine gt lt ShowFilteredValues gt false lt ShowFilteredValues gt lt FilterInterval gt 5 lt FilterInterval gt lt FrictionLevel gt 0 25 lt FrictionLevel gt lt AxisY gt lt GridInterval gt 0 2 lt GridInterval gt lt Interval gt 0 2 lt Interval gt lt MinValue gt 0 lt MinValue gt lt MaxValue gt l 2 lt MaxValue gt lt Auto gt false lt Auto gt lt AxisY gt lt AxisY2 gt lt GridInterval gt 20 lt GridInterval gt lt Interval gt 20 lt Interval gt lt MinValue gt 0 lt MinValue gt lt MaxValue gt 120 lt MaxValue gt lt Auto gt false lt Auto gt lt AxisY2 gt lt AxisX gt lt GridInterval gt 500 lt GridInterval gt lt Interval gt 500 lt Interval gt lt Auto gt false lt Auto gt lt AxisX gt lt SummerIntervals gt USR100131 Version 4 2 6 18 ViaFriction lt Name gt Sommer verdier lt Name gt lt Intervals gt 0 0 0 4 0 4 0 5 0 5 0 6 0 6 0 7 0 7 1 0 lt Intervals gt lt SummerIntervals gt lt WinterIntervals gt lt Name gt Vinter verdi
9. e friction speed and slip percentage Note that the measurements are shown in relation to the road net along the bottom X axis The top X axis shows the number of metres driven and the time The text in the lower left part of the graph explains the displayed curves The lowest highest and mean values of the curve are also displayed there When the cursor is placed over this text details about the measurement are displayed in a yellow note The basis of calculation only includes values that are measured above a minimum speed The minimum speed is specified in the configuration file for ViaPlot In this graph there are also some breaks in the curves These are caused by breaks in the measurement series The minimum distance to be regarded as a break is defined in the configuration file In the lower part of the screen there are three tabs The tab named Generally shows the minimum mean and maximum friction viewed from left to right The diagram on the right shows the distribution of friction values in percentage EVGHp3 HPSF 1 FriDoo 16 12 1 33 2006 12 1 0 t 0 8 1 6 ren oe ab 33 on on 0 se 0 op eo DM 0 on on z ME BA eie Es ore 7 Um US 2 uw 021 02 0m 0 4 a 8 Fr 0 0 a IN SN DE N TE FYW Teg woe ee 2 2 B 3 hao 2 s w w EE Oe MEE EE BAD PR SOP DY SS KH S BE IE BA IE SEL HE BB ae 2 S FB 2 2 SEB A SE EEE E52 BE a B 8 8 8 B 8 8 8 ME 20051216121 Figure 2 Average friction values for r
10. er lt Name gt lt Intervals gt 0 00 0 1 5 0 15 0 20 0 20 0 25 0 25 0 30 0 30 1 00 lt Intervals gt lt WinterIntervals gt lt ShowSummerDistribution gt true lt ShowSummerDistribution gt lt ShowFriction gt true lt ShowFriction gt lt ShowSpeed gt true lt ShowSpeed gt lt ShowSlipProcent gt true lt ShowSlipProcent gt lt Show x00B5 Min gt true lt Show x00B5 Min lt ShowF60 gt true lt ShowF60 gt lt ShowTimeTagXAxis gt false lt ShowTimeTagXAxis gt lt ShowMetersXAxis gt true lt ShowMetersXAxis gt lt Localization gt nb NO lt Localization gt lt VitaPlotSettings gt USR100131 Version 4 2 6 19 MiaFriction The ViaPlot application must be closed before any of these settings are changed Below are some supplementary comments to the individual values in the file AppformPosition is used by the program to remember the position of the application window and the size of the individual graphs MinSpeedToCalculateValues indicates the minimum value for speed reguired for including the measuring values in the calculation of minimum mean and maximum values ShowGravityCurve states whether the vertical acceleration curve shall be shown on start up or not MinStepToNotDrawLine indicates the minimum value for the distance between measurements reguired for drawing a break in the curve in the top graph ShowFilteredValues states whether filtered values shall be shown on start up or no
11. hown on the left This dialog appears when you choose Settings on the menu USR100131 Version 4 2 6 12 MiaFriction ii Settings Y Axis X Axis Filter Options Distribution Options Friction Limit 0252 Figure 12 Setting a limit value 1 2 13 Settings for the graph showing the distribution of friction values Menu options Options Settings The graph is based on a set of pre defined limit values that are different for summer and winter conditions You can choose which limit values to use in the dialog shown on the right ii Settings Y Axis X Axis Filter Options Summer Winter Selection Summer Winter Figure 13 Distribution settings for summer and winter USR100131 Version 4 2 6 13 MiaFriction 1 2 14 Settings for the X and Y axis in the top graph Menu options Options Settings Options Auto Adjust Left Y axis Options Auto Adjust Right Y axis The settings primarily apply to the top graph in the main screen The Y axis settings will also apply to the graph which shows calculated values in the lower left corner The graph can either calculate these settings based on the displayed measurement values or they can be set using the dialog shown on the right Choose Auto if you want the graph to calculate the values along the Y axis This function is also available via the main menu See above It is often practical to have the same value for Interval and Grid Interval Ho
12. ing results using menu option File Open When you choose the menu option File Open measuring result the dialog shown below appears In this dialog you can choose a measuring result based on a date and road net reference This gives you a better overview than just the list of file names as shown above You can limit the selection which is displayed by defining a filter The filter can include date count and road You can use one or more of these filters If Seek in subdirectories is selected the search includes measurements in all sub folders You can select several measurements by holding down the Ctrl key while clicking on more measurements in the list All the columns can be sorted by clicking on the column heading If you click on the column heading County the measurements will first be sorted by County then Road from meter and then Lane Click on the Road column for an equivalent sorting USR100131 Version 4 2 6 MiaFriction 4 Select Measuring Result Select Measuring Files Directory Path cimplreports oe Filter Options From 2 Road Reset Seek 1 Seek in Subdirectories Stop Seek r Type County Road Lane From Me To Meter Disk Equipment Driver Weather Comments Variable Buskerud 1 2 6 Similator Erik Morten Brekke 06 31 Fixed 1 14 1 ViaFriction Test ErikE 60 prosent 08 03 03 10 40 00 SA r Tr ndelaa y 153 1 ViaFriction i 2 1 06 12 02 12 44 00 3600 3 M16R3 05 12 16 12 11 00 1083
13. le Save Values to File File Print Values Printout 2005 1216 1211 dat Figure 16 Printing values F tl Print preview eO 00888 a FR Dec 16 12 11 33 2005 200512161211 dat Figure 17 Example of printed values Values may be printed either to a file or directly to a printer The printout can contain all the main segments or a selected segment In addition you can choose the number of metres for the start end and interval of the values through the dialog shown in Figure 16 USR100131 Version 4 2 6 16 ViaFriction 1 2 17 User Manual Menu option Help User Manual Choose this option to open the User Manual 1 2 18 Help Menu for ViaTech Menu option Help About ViaTech as Choose this menu option to display version information on ViaPlot and contact information for the user 1 3 Overview of shortcut keys Table 1 General shortcut key USR100131 Version 4 2 6 17 ViaFriction 2 CONFIGURATION FILE The ViaPlot configuration file contains settings which are used every time the program is run This file should not be edited by the user The configuration file is stored in the following loca tion C Documents and Settings lt username gt Application Data ViaTech ViaPlot 2 0 0 0 ViaPlot xml User name and language English Norwegian must be customised lt xml version 1 0 encoding utf 8 gt lt VitaPlotSettings xmlns xsi http www w3 org 2001 XMLSchemainstan
14. oad sections The tab named Subsections shows the mean values for the distance which is displayed in the top half of the screen EV6Hp3 HP3 1 Fri Dec 16 12 11 33 2005 Figure 3 Temperature and humidity USR100131 Version 4 2 6 ViaFriction The tab named Temperature shows the temperature in the air the temperature of the road surface the dew point temperature and the air humidity The example above only includes the air and road surface temperature The graph has a zoom function You can select a section to zoom in on by left clicking and dragging the cursor to the right The other diagrams will then be updated so that they only show data for the area which is displayed in the graph 1 1 1 The Application Window The file name of the measuring result file and the date on which the measurement is performed is displayed in the frame of the main screen 1 1 2 The Status Line The status line displays the following elements e The values of the position of the cursor when you left click the mouse The driving direction for the current measurement The type of friction measurement variable slip or fixed slip e The name of the operator who has performed the measurement 2 The slip percentage of the current measurement 12 Functions in ViaPlot 1 2 1 How the functions in ViaPlot are described There are several ways of performing a function in ViaPlot All functions are available as menu options and some functions
15. ple of an assembly report A Bd C D E F G H i 1 T J EKIRA M N IE er R A File name C tmp Reports Report txt _2 Root directory for data files C tmp Reports TestRoros260208 3 _4 File name Location Operator Weather Type Road Start Road Se Start Stop Road Se Stop Lane Track Water Film Equipment Road Section Measured km Travelled km j mean value _5 2008 0227 0957 dat S4FV541 5 Bjo opphold Fixed slip 00mm 4R31 995 5 0 19 _6 2008 0227 0949 dat S3FV541Nytt Bio opphold Fixed slip 00mm 4R31 984 8 0 22 7 2008 0227 0942 dat S2FV541Nytt Bjo opphold Fixed slip 00mm 4R3t 984 9 021 8 2008 0227 0935 dat S1FV541Nytt Bio lettsno Fixed slip 00mm 4R31 984 9 021 9 395 021 10 11 Distribution 0 00 0 15 0 15 0 20 0 20 0 25 0 25 0 30 0 30 0 40 040 050 0 50 1 00 Sum Comment 712 2008 0227 0957 dat 1 714 1 0 0 0 100 18 2008 0227 0949 dat 0 62 876 62 0 0 0 100 14 2008 0227 0942 dat 0 144 81 4 41 0 0 0 100 _15 2008 0227 0935 dat 0 19 6 78 4 21 0 0 0 100 16 Fordeling alle m linger 03 28 68 4 33 0 0 0 100 Figure 11 Assembly report displayed in Excel 1 2 12 Setting limit values for a road Menu options Options Settings Setting a friction limit value is useful for being able to see quickly if the measured friction is above or below the requirement for the road on which the measurement is made The limit value is drawn as a horizontal magenta coloured line in the top graph You can change the limit value in the dialog s
16. t FilterInterval indicates how many values for which an average shall be calculated when filtering values FrictionLevel indicates the limit value for friction which is shown as a horizontal curve in the graph AxisY AxsisY2 AxisX AxisX2 indicates the values for the individual axes Summerlntervals WinterIntervals indicates which limit values are used for the calcula tion of the distribution of friction values for summer and winter respectively ShowSummerDistribution states whether the summer or winter limit values shall be used ShowFriction ShowSpeed ShowSlipProcent ShowMyMin ShowF60 indicates which curves are to be shown in the top graph ShowTimeTagXAxis ShowMetersXAxis states whether time or number of driven metres shall be shown along the X axis in the top graph USR100131 Version 4 2 6 20 ViaFriction MiaFriction ViaFriction MiaFriction
17. u option and shortcut key above once more 1 2 10 Copying graph and measuring information to other programs Word Excel Menu options Edit Copy graph to clipboard lt Ctrl C gt File View Report Options Help Copy Graph to Clipboard Ctrl C Copy Measuring Information to Clipboard All graphs can be copied to the clipboard either by using the menu option from the main menu or by using the context menu for each individual graph The context menu appears when you click the right mouse button in a graph This function is very useful for making a presentation in Word or sending information by e mail If you want to display the information in Word use the Paste function to paste it into a document USR100131 Version 4 2 6 11 ViaFriction 1 2 11 Creating an assembly report Menu option Report Assemble report This function is used for creating an assembly report which summarises the results for a set of measurements You select which measurements that are to be included in the report by clicking on the button Select Measuring Files The report may be shown in either Notepad or Excel Assembly report Selected Measuring Files 2008 0227 0957 dat 2008 0227 0949 dat Select Measuring Files 2008 0227 0942 dat 2008 0227 0935 dat Generate Report Cancel Report Punctuation Mark IV Open in Notepad Tab Comma Semicolon 1 Open in Excel Figure 10 Assembly report Progress The following is an exam
18. ursor appears and the values for the intersection points for the axes are displayed in the status line Displaying a vertical acceleration curve Menu option View Acceleration Graph This curve shows the vertical acceleration for the measuring distance If the vertical forces are great the friction measurement will be less accurate Choose this function if you want to see the correlation between the friction values and the vertical acceleration For the curve to be displayed the left Y axis must be placed in auto mode See the Section named Settings for the X and Y axis in the top graph Removing curves from the graphs Menu option View All measuring series lt Ctrl A gt In some cases it may be useful to focus on just a few values and only display these so as to simplify the picture For example the speed curves may only cause confusion if you want to focus on the friction values alone If you click on the text under the graph in Figure 9 Speed the speed curve is removed from the graph If you hold down the Ctrl key at the same time all curves of the same type will be removed from the graph The program will at all times remember which curves are displayed the next time it is started It is also possible to use the same function on the graph which displays the calculated values in the lower left corner Both the minimum and maximum values can be removed from the graph When you want to see all the curves again use the men
19. wever if you want to show the values on the Y axis at every other grid line you should enter a value for Grid Interval which is double the value for Interval You can choose standard values by pressing the Reset button A Settings X Axis Filter Options Distribution Options Limit Left Y Axis Interval b2 Grid Interval p2 Minimum Value bo Maximum Value 12 I Auto Reset Right Y Axis Interval 20 Grid Interval 20 Minimum Value 0 Maximum Value 120 Auto Core Figure 14 Settings for the Y axis The settings in the dialog shown on the right control the intervals for text and grid lines along the X axis USR100131 Version 4 2 6 14 MiaFriction id Settings Filter Options Distribution Options Limit Line Diagram Interval 500 Grid Interval 500 Reset Figure 15 Settings for the X axis 1 2 15 Filtering measuring values Menu options View Filtered Values Alternatives Settings ViaPlot has options for showing filtered values 1 e showing the mean of a configurable number of values You can turn off this function by choosing the same menu options again You can configure the number in the dialog shown on the right Hi Settings S Distribution Options Limit Calculate mean value every 5 w value Conca This dialog appears when you choose Settings on the menu USR100131 Version 4 2 6 15 MiaFriction 1 2 16 Printing values Menu options Fi
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