A study on the pedal placement of forklift according to the various body dimensions

운전자의 인체치수변화에 따른 지게차 페달 위치에 관한 연구

  • Son, Je-Sung (Dept. of Industrial Engineering Ajou University) ;
  • Yu, Seung-Dong (Dept. of Industrial Engineering Ajou University) ;
  • Park, Peom (Dept. of Industrial Engineering Ajou University)
  • 손제성 (아주대학교 산업공학과) ;
  • 유승동 (아주대학교 산업공학과) ;
  • 박범 (아주대학교 산업공학과)
  • Published : 2003.11.01

Abstract

This paper is a study on the pedal placement and driving position of forklift according to the various body dimensions. Comfortable driving position were measured angles of joint(ankle, knee, hip) by Goniometer. From SIP(seat index point) to basis of pedals were measured about X and Y axises. In addition, Z axises were gauged between floor and pedals. In this paper, The 27 male subjects with no experience in driving forklift were measured in the test in order to exclusion of learning effect. Therefore the subjects have a preference for pedal location to the body dimensions, if as long as their body dimensions was very long, they would required each pedal's location of Y axis to increase. However, driving position is no influence. The pedal location of X and Z axises weren't related with various body dimensions and subjects have symmetrical location to the pedals of inching and break and hight of brake pedal is lower than the others. They hope that brake pedal is lower than others.

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