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Human Factors in Tractor Design

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Tractors and their Power Units

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The design of the modern tractor includes considerations of human factors. These factors, when properly incorporated in design, allow the operator to perform many complex tasks with efficiency, safety, and a minimum of fatigue. In general, human factors include such items as riding comfort, visibility, location and arrangement of controls, ease of operating controls, design for thermal comfort, and sound control. A typical work-space control center for a modern tractor is shown in figure 9–1.

I’ve tried to show the endless opportunity and need for improvements and innovations in this field that are going to frustrate and excite the next generation of design engineers, human factors engineers and industrial designers. William F. H. Purcell

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  1. Agricultural Engineering Department, Purdue University, USA

    John B. Liljedahl (Professor Emeritus)

  2. Agricultural Engineering Department, Auburn University, USA

    Paul K. Turnquist (Professor and Head)

  3. Technical Center Deere & Company, USA

    David W. Smith (Research Engineer)

  4. Department of Agricultural Machinery, Mie University, Tsu, Japan

    Makoto Hoki (Associate Professor)

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Liljedahl, J.B., Turnquist, P.K., Smith, D.W., Hoki, M. (1989). Human Factors in Tractor Design. In: Tractors and their Power Units. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-6632-4_9

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