Design of improved animal drawn implements and hand tools based on ergonomics
| dc.contributor.advisor | Singh, Jayant | |
| dc.contributor.author | Negi, Bhawana | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2019-08-16T06:00:28Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2019-08-16T06:00:28Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2019-07 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Hand tools and animal drawn implements are extensively used for different farm operations in Uttarakhand. If these agricultural tools/implements are not designed ergonomically, and this leads to increase in fatigue, health hazards and even accidents to agricultural workers. Proper matching of machine requirements with operator’s capabilities is necessary to achieve better performance, which is associated by the ergonomics. In this regard, the basic information is required is the anthropometric body dimensions of the agricultural workers who frequently use these tools and implements. An anthropometric survey of two hundred male agricultural workers with 36 body dimensions of hill region of Uttarakhand was carried out at the different villages of the Uttarakhand, India to generate the anthropometric database. The use of male anthropometric and strength data can help in the proper designing of new equipments and modifying the existing one. The collected data was analyzed for the mean, range (maximum and minimum), standard deviation, 5thpercentile, 50th percentile and 95th percentile values. It was found that the values of 5th and 95th percentile of hand grip strength (right) and hand grip strength (left) for hill farmers were less as compare to All India farmers. Animal drawn Implements like hill plough, danala and damala and hand tools like khurpi, fork, sickle and thamali-cum-chopper for hill region were analyzed and necessary dimensions were suggested regarding their handle height, handle diameter and handle lengthnto reduce drudgery and at the same time increase efficiency, safety and comfort of agricultural workers of hill region of Uttarakhand. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://krishikosh.egranth.ac.in/handle/1/5810121950 | |
| dc.keywords | design, farm implements, animals, tools, ergonomics | en_US |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.pages | 111 | en_US |
| dc.publisher | G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar - 263145 (Uttarakhand) | en_US |
| dc.research.problem | Ergonomics | en_US |
| dc.sub | Farm, Machinery and Power | en_US |
| dc.subject | null | en_US |
| dc.theme | Farm Implements | en_US |
| dc.these.type | M.Tech. | en_US |
| dc.title | Design of improved animal drawn implements and hand tools based on ergonomics | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |