Hemmerling, Lennart Rik (2022) Design and Implementation of a Dashboard for SilageControl. (Bachelor thesis), Kiel University, Kiel, 65 pp.

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Abstract

A dashboard can provide great opportunities for the visualization of data. With the help of widgets, it is possible to display a variety of information in a clear layout within one overview. Dashboards can be used to visualize various aspects of industrial production, but they can also be used to display aspects of learning platforms.
We created an application with the purpose of visualizing data regarding the production of silage. Therefore, we implemented a dashboard, which will help to depict data trends for optimizing the fermentation process, where plant material is compressed to prevent the formation of mold. It is possible to alter existing widgets as well as create new ones by writing configurations with Typescript. A configuration can be stored as a module, which allows a developer to use it in further applications as well. Within the setup of our project, we created tools to build new charts and modules. These can be implemented in projects which make use of React.
For validating our product, we initiated two evaluations, where the first evaluation focused on the usability of our application. Probands were asked to fulfill tasks with our dashboard. In the second evaluation, we tested our project environment, where probands developed new features for a widget. As a result, the evaluations show that the application, while suited for visualization, needs improvements in navigation. The project environment, on the other hand, is suitable for the development of new widgets and offers components that can be used for that purpose.

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