Title
Aspects to improve cabin comfort of wheel loaders and excavators according to operators
Author
Kuijt-Evers, L.F.M.
Krause, F.
Vink, P.
TNO Arbeid
Publication year
2003
Abstract
Comfort plays an increasingly important role in interior design of earth moving equipment. Although research has been conducted on vehicle interiors of wheel loaders and excavators, hardly any information is known about the operator's opinion. In this study a questionnaire was completed by machine operators to get their opinion about aspects which need to be improved in order to design a more comfortable vehicle interior. The results show that almost half of the operators rate the comfort of their cabin "average" or "poor". According to the operators, cab comfort of wheel loaders can be increased by improving seat comfort. Besides improving seat comfort, cabin comfort of excavators can be improved by changing the cab design (including dimensions, ingress/egress), view, reliability, and climate control. © 2003 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.
Subject
Ergonomics
Arbeidsproductiviteit
Cabin comfort
Earth moving equipment
Operators' opinion
Excavators
Loaders
Machine design
Reliability
Wheel loaders
Ergonomics
Adult
Driver
Equipment design
Human
Man machine interaction
Normal human
Operator
Seat
Whole body vibration
Equipment Design
Human Engineering
Humans
Motor Vehicles
Netherlands
Occupational Health
Pain
Questionnaires
Ergonomie
Werkplekinrichting
Grondwerk
Operators
Chauffeurs
Baggerwerktuigen
Draglines
Klimaatregeling
Buldozers
Grondverzetwerktuigen
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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1016/s0003-6870(03)00032-2
TNO identifier
237082
ISSN
0003-6870
Source
Applied Ergonomics, 34 (3), 265-271
Document type
article