TY - GEN
T1 - Tractor Operators Exposure to Whole Body Vibration
T2 - 2024 American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers Annual International Meeting, ASABE 2024
AU - Molaei, Faezeh
AU - Mali, Priyanka Rajendra
AU - Ghatrehsamani, Shirin
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PY - 2024
Y1 - 2024
N2 - Whole-body vibration as an ergonomic environmental factor can have a significant impact on agricultural tractor operators’ health, performance, and comfort. Moreover, the agricultural environment imposes higher levels of vibration within dangerous ranges on tractor operators, deteriorating the circumstances for them. Tractor seated operators’ exposure to whole-body vibrations results in many serious health impacts on them. However, depending on the vibration frequency ranges, it might also have positive effects. In this paper, the effects of the vibration on the tractor operator’s health, comfort situation, and performance are discussed. In addition, the sources of the vibrations are explored. Finally, methods proposed by scientists to cope with and modify tractor whole-body vibration to enhance operators’safety, comfort, and performance, are elaborated. This paper aims to give the researchers an overview of the research in this area.
AB - Whole-body vibration as an ergonomic environmental factor can have a significant impact on agricultural tractor operators’ health, performance, and comfort. Moreover, the agricultural environment imposes higher levels of vibration within dangerous ranges on tractor operators, deteriorating the circumstances for them. Tractor seated operators’ exposure to whole-body vibrations results in many serious health impacts on them. However, depending on the vibration frequency ranges, it might also have positive effects. In this paper, the effects of the vibration on the tractor operator’s health, comfort situation, and performance are discussed. In addition, the sources of the vibrations are explored. Finally, methods proposed by scientists to cope with and modify tractor whole-body vibration to enhance operators’safety, comfort, and performance, are elaborated. This paper aims to give the researchers an overview of the research in this area.
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U2 - 10.13031/aim.202401094
DO - 10.13031/aim.202401094
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85205299530
T3 - 2024 ASABE Annual International Meeting
BT - 2024 ASABE Annual International Meeting
PB - American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers
Y2 - 28 July 2024 through 31 July 2024
ER -