RT info:eu-repo/semantics/article
T1 The Influence of Tractor-Seat Height above the Ground on Lateral Vibrations
A1 Gómez Gil, Jaime
A1 Gómez Gil, Francisco Javier
A1 Martín de León, Rebeca
K1 tractor
K1 vibration
K1 whole-body vibration
K1 comfort
K1 shock
K1 dose
K1 suspension
K1 terrain
K1 health
K1 low-back pain
K1 cab
K1 agriculture
K1 Ingeniería mecánica
K1 Mechanical engineering
AB Farmers experience whole-body vibrations when they drive tractors. Among thevarious factors that influence the vibrations to which the driver is exposed are terrainroughness, tractor speed, tire type and pressure, rear axle width, and tractor seat heightabove the ground. In this paper the influence of tractor seat height above the ground on thelateral vibrations to which the tractor driver is exposed is studied by means of ageometrical and an experimental analysis. Both analyses show that: (i) lateral vibrationsexperienced by a tractor driver increase linearly with tractor-seat height above the ground;(ii) lateral vibrations to which the tractor driver is exposed can equal or exceed verticalvibrations; (iii) in medium-size tractors, a feasible 30 cm reduction in the height of thetractor seat, which represents only 15% of its current height, will reduce the lateralvibrations by around 20%; and (iv) vertical vibrations are scarcely influenced bytractor-seat height above the ground. The results suggest that manufacturers could increasethe comfort of tractors by lowering tractor-seat height above the ground, which will reducelateral vibrations.
PB MDPI
SN 1424-8220
YR 2014
FD 2014-10
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10259/4372
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10259/4372
LA eng
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Burgos
RD 20-abr-2024