Development of an ergonomic evaluation facility for Indian tractors

Applied Ergonomics

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 311-316

  Patel, Rajesh ^a   Kumar, Adarsh ^b   Mohan, Dinesh ^c  

^a Nil 12/B Malviya Nagar 110017   (India)

^b INDIAN AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^c INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY DELHI   (India)

Author keywords

Comfort; Controls; Displays; Safety; Tractor

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; ANTHROPOMETRY; CAR; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ERGONOMICS; INDIA; MACHINE; METHODOLOGY; SAFETY; SHORT SURVEY; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT;

EID: 0034001413     PISSN: 00036870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-6870(99)00060-5     Document Type: Article

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