Ergonomics and Safety in Agricultural Engineering Agri 8th Sem Syllabus for BE 2017 Regulation Anna Univ (Professional Elective VI) detail syllabus for Agriculture Engineering (Agri), 2017 regulation is collected from the Anna Univ official website and presented for students of Anna University. The details of the course are: course code (AI8022), Category (PE), Contact Periods/week (3), Teaching hours/week (3), Practical Hours/week (0). The total course credits are given in combined syllabus.
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Course Objective:
- To study the physical work load, equipment/work place design, safety and occupational health hazards in farm operations.
Unit I
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Unit II
Physiological Functions
Human Skeletal system – muscle, structure and function – Physiological stress – Efficiency of work -Physical functions – Age and individual differences in physical functions- Physiological and operational criteria of physical activity.
Unit III
Energy Expenditure
Energy expenditure of activities-keeping energy expenditure within bounds- Energy expenditure of Spraying-Weeding operations – Movements of body members- Strength and endurance of movements – Movement of body members related to Agricultural activities – Speed and accuracy of movements – Time and distance of movements – Reaction time.
Unit IV
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Unit V
Human Engineering in Tractor Design
The operator – Machine Interface – Operator exposure to environmental factors – Thermal comport for tractor operator – Spatial, Visual and Control requirement of the operator -Occupational health hazards – Noise – Dust- Vibration in Tractor.
Course Outcome:
- The student will gain knowledge to improve the performance of the farm systems by improving the human – machine interaction with safety measures.
Text Books:
- Bridger, R.S. Introduction to ergonomics, McGraw Hill, INC, New York. 1995.
- Sharma, D.N and Mukesh, S. Design of Agricultural Tractor- Principles and Problems, Jain Brothers, New Delhi. 2012.
- Hand Book of Agricultural Engineering, Indian Council of Agricultural Research, New Delhi. 2013. (ISBN : 978-81-7164-134-5)
References:
- Wesley E.Woodson. Human Factors design Hand Book. McGraw Hill Book Co., New York. 1981.
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