Simulation of stand-up lift truck accidents to evaluate their design and operator training implications

American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Safety Engineering and Risk Analysis Division, SERA

Volumn 12, Issue , 2002, Pages 53-59

  Zoghi Moghadam, Mohamad ^a   Watkins, Charles B ^a   Sadegh, Ali ^a   Dunlap, Dan ^b  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b Crown Equipment Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODYNAMIC MODELS; DESIGN MODIFICATIONS;

ACCELERATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; CONTROL SYSTEMS; ELEVATORS; MATERIALS HANDLING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; STEERING; TRUCKS; WAREHOUSES;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION;

EID: 0346253968     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/IMECE2002-32463     Document Type: Conference Paper

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