Perceptions of Tilt Angles of an Agricultural Tractor

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• Personal Author:
  Cavallo E ; Görücü S ; Murphy, Denise C.
• Description:
  A tractor stability simulator has been developed to help study tractor operators' perceptions of angles when the simulator is tilted to the side. The simulator is a trailer-mounted tractor cab equipped with hydraulic lift that can tilt the tractor cabin up to 30 degrees. This paper summarizes data from 82 participants who sat in the simulator while it was tilted. Demographic variables, estimates of tilt angles, and measured tilt angles were collected. The effects of age, gender, tractor driving experience, and frequency of operation on the estimated and measured tilt angles were analyzed. The results showed that about 50% of the participants reported estimations of side tilt angles within +/-5 degrees of the actual angles, and nearly the same percentage overestimated the actual side tilt angles. Only a small percentage underestimated the angles. Older, more experienced, and male participants set higher limits on the actual angle at which they felt uncomfortable and would not drive. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Age Factors Agriculture Automobiles Occupational Health Safety Sex Characteristics
• Keywords:
  Age Factors Agricultural Machinery Agricultural Safety Author Keywords: Agricultural Tractor Gender Factors Overturn Rollover Simulation Methods Stability Tilt Angle Tractors Vehicle Safety

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• ISSN:
  1059-924X
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  New York ; OSHA Region 2 ; OSHA Region 3 ; Pennsylvania
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  5-14
• Volume:
  19
• Issue:
  1
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20053078
• Citation:
  J Agromedicine 2014 Jan; 19(1):5-14
• Contact Point Address:
  Serap Görücü, PhD, Department of Biosystems Engineering, Mustafa Kemal University, 31040 Hatay, Turkey
• Email:
  sgorucuk@yahoo.com
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2014
• NORA Priority Area:
  Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing
• Performing Organization:
  Mary Imogene Bassett Hospital, Cooperstown, New York
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20010930
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Agromedicine
• End Date:
  20270831
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:ffdbd821e7700896b055a9c8c6e5a62f814cb91e818c08a8b95729e03d43bdab60293641f4ca991bf5e33dec8e5e820753c4ba6e630d46d764478d21f559c7bb
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/215922/cdc_215922_DS1.pdf
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