Multivalue bar graph displays and methods of implementing same

A non-transitory computer readable medium having computer executable code stored thereon, the code comprising instructions to:

• receive a sensor signal from a sensor, wherein the sensor signal comprises a first quantitative characteristic of a sensed operational parameter;
• generate a display image of a bar graph based on the first quantitative characteristic of the sensed operational parameter, wherein the bar graph comprises at least one bar comprising a graphical representation of the first quantitative characteristic of the sensed operational parameter;
• and
• present at least one indicium corresponding to a second quantitative characteristic of the sensed operational parameter, wherein the second quantitative characteristic comprises a subcomponent of the first quantitative characteristic of the sensed operational parameter, wherein the first and second quantitative characteristics have the same unit of measurement, and wherein the at least one indicium is superimposed on the at least one bar of the bar graph.

A control system, comprising:

• a sensor;
• a control apparatus configured to receive a signal from the sensor, wherein the signal comprises a total quantitative value of a sensed operational parameter, and wherein the control apparatus is further configured to generate a display signal;
• and
• a display apparatus operably coupled to the control apparatus, wherein the display apparatus is configured to display a bar graph including at least one bar, wherein the at least one bar comprises a graphical representation of the total quantitative value of the sensed operational parameter;
• and
• a plurality of indicia corresponding to a plurality of quantitative values of the sensed operational parameter, wherein each quantitative value of the plurality of quantitative values corresponds to a subcomponent of the total quantitative value of the sensed operational parameter, and wherein the plurality of indicia are superimposed on the at least one bar of the bar graph.