Technical gazette, Vol. 22 No. 1, 2015.
Original scientific paper
https://doi.org/10.17559/TV-20140206135045
Anthropometric measures important for control panel design in locomotive or railcar
Davor Sumpor
orcid.org/0000-0002-4761-7046
; University of Zagreb, Faculty of Transport and Traffic Sciences, Vukelićeva 4, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
Dragutin Taboršak
; Vrhovčev vijenac 68, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
Jasna Jurum-Kipke
; Klaićeva 11A, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
Abstract
Frequently used commands on the locomotive or railcar control panel need to be arranged mainly within the normal reach of the arm, using multi-purpose controllers for serving several important and frequently used functions by one hand, whenever possible. From the measured anthropometric measures in the central 90 % from the sufficient and random sample of 50 engine drivers the range of normal and maximal reach of arm has been defined using statistical methods for the entire population in Croatia. The ranges of statistical anthrompometric measures of the engine drivers are the constitutional factors from the group "human factor", and according to Fuller TCI model "task requirement – driver’s capability" affect the difficulty of the task during driving. The correlation dependence of lumbar moment Ml on the index of mass BMI has been proven in the hypothetically most unfavourable statistical seating working position, and based on the really measured statistical anthropometric measures.
Keywords
anthropometric measures; central 90 %; engine drivers; human factor; normal and maximal reach of arm; task difficulty
Hrčak ID:
135058
URI
Publication date:
23.2.2015.
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