The human analysis and ergonomics for the driver seat design of a tractor

Abdul Hamid, Nursheda (2016) The human analysis and ergonomics for the driver seat design of a tractor. Project Report. Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka, Melaka, Malaysia. (Submitted)

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Abstract

Ergonomic is an applied science concerned with designing and arranging things people use so that the people and things interact most efficiently and safely. Work-related musculoskeletal disorder is a group of painful disorders of muscles, tendons and nerves. Exposure of a worker to the risk factor of musculoskeletal disorders will increase the worker’s risk of injury. Ergonomic will help in reducing fatigue, increase productivity as well as reduces the number of severity of work-related musculoskeletal disorders. The Final Year Project mainly focus on the human analysis and ergonomics for the seat design of a tractor. A tractor seat is placed in a limited space, which when in motion, undergoes dynamic forces, among which the centrifugal force, plays an important role to cause discomfort to the driver. While engineers may design cars to be ergonomically friendly, it doesn’t mean that one design will work for all users, especially if the car is design for a person of certain proportions. This study is expected to explain and give better understanding about the ergonomic driver seat design of a tractor. The overall study benefit is to analyze the tractor seat and redesign the ergonomic tractor seat in order to prevent the musculoskeletal disorders. Based on the anthropometric measurement data and the ergonomics principles, the ergonomic of a tractor seat can be improved by using RULA analysis method.

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