Week 3

18/02/2022

We are at the end of the third week. In this week, we added a new feature to form the second interface of the train traction system; this interface allows the comparison between two vehicle models on the same route. The simulation outputs are essentially the same as the first interface. However, since they contain results for both vehicles, a more straightforward comparison can be observed by the user. Based on these results, the choice of vehicles to be operated on a certain route can be made.

The screenshots of the second interface are shown below (different tabs are shown). It can be seen that plots of two vehicles are shown together for the convenient comparison. This actually links to the major challenge we encountered this week. How to display so many plots in the app interface which is quite limited. We solved this problem by using the “tab group” component in the app designer; different plots can be shown under various tabs. 

For next week, we plan to have the final interface completed. This interface will feature a timetable for a chosen route. With the first three weeks experience with MATLAB app designer, we think that we are very likely to have this task done.