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Human factors model concerning the man-machine interface of mining crewstations
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Unger, Richard L. Rider, James P. |
| Copyright Year | 1989 |
| Description | The U.S. Bureau of Mines is developing a computer model to analyze the human factors aspect of mining machine operator compartments. The model will be used as a research tool and as a design aid. It will have the capability to perform the following: simulated anthropometric or reach assessment, visibility analysis, illumination analysis, structural analysis of the protective canopy, operator fatigue analysis, and computation of an ingress-egress rating. The model will make extensive use of graphics to simplify data input and output. Two dimensional orthographic projections of the machine and its operator compartment are digitized and the data rebuilt into a three dimensional representation of the mining machine. Anthropometric data from either an individual or any size population may be used. The model is intended for use by equipment manufacturers and mining companies during initial design work on new machines. In addition to its use in machine design, the model should prove helpful as an accident investigation tool and for determining the effects of machine modifications made in the field on the critical areas of visibility and control reach ability. |
| File Size | 486108 |
| Page Count | 10 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19900019695 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t8sb90704 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1989-01-31 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Man/system Technology And Life Support Mining Accident Investigation Computation Anthropometry Human Factors Engineering Visibility Models Computerized Simulation Man Machine Systems Crew Workstations Structural Analysis Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports ServerĀ (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |