Rajvir Yadav
Professor and Head, Department of Farm Engineering,
Junagadh-362001
India
Research Article
Anthropometric and Ergonomic Compatibility of Tractor Workplace Design
Author(s): Rajvir Yadav, Bharti P Budhrani, Poonam C Balani and Pund SRajvir Yadav, Bharti P Budhrani, Poonam C Balani and Pund S
Objective: The compatibility of human capabilities and limitations, in conjunction with operations and work environment, with the ways of designing machines is dealt within ergonomics. The placement of controls is a complex task for the designer who must take into account the anthropometric characteristics of his target population. The efficiency and comfort of the operator is improved with properly designed tractor workplace.
Design: Study was conducted in which the tractor operator workplace configurations of 5 different tractor models were measured using different measuring scales. The location of different tractor seat and control locations were calculated considering the biomechanical and anthropometric measurements. These values were given as design values for tractor operator’s workplace design. The ergonomic evaluation of workp.. View More»
