AESTHETIC & ERGONOMIC OF

SEATS USED IN
AGRICULTURAL TRACTORS
PRESENTED BY

Pawan Mudhale(D-47)
Akshay keshav pawar(D-48)
Potdar Sayli Anil (D-49)
Rajgore umang Anil(D-50)
 AESTHETIC

•When there are number of products in

the market, having the same qualities
of efficiency, durability & cost, the
customer is attracted towards the
most appealing product.

•The external appearance is an

important feature, which not only
gives grace & luster to the product but
also dominates the market this is
known as the aesthetic.
 FACTORS

Some of the factors influencing aesthetics are:

 Form
 Colour
 Surface finish
 Material
 Manufacturing method.
 ERGONOMICS

Ergonomics is defined as the

relationship between man & machine
and the application of anatomical,
physiological and psychological
principles to solve the problems arising
from man- machine relationship.

The term ergonomics deals with the

safety and comforts of the operator.
 DESCRIPTION OF EARLIER TRACTOR SEATS

 Lack of right and left armrest

 Lack of backrest

 Moderate rate of vibration

absorption

 The seatback angle is not

adjustable
An earlier
tractor seat.
 No existence of climate control
 DESCRIPTION OF MODERN TRACTOR SEATS

 Modern seats are classified

according to type of suspension
system

 The type are pneumatic (air),

hydraulic (oil), mechanical, or a
combination of any of these
suspension systems.

 Many agricultural vehicles are

offered with a pneumatic or a
mechanical suspension.
Modern tractor seat.
 ADJUSTMENTS IN THE MODERN
TRACTOR SEATS
 Angle and length of seat cushion,
 Fore/aft cushion movement,
 Fore/aft overall movement,
 Left armrest height adjustment,
 Backrest angle,
 Lumbar support,
 Sliding headrest; and
 Setting for operator height & weight
DIMENTIONS OF TRACTOR SEATS
 FACTORS THAT THE OPERATOR
ASSOCIATES WITH THE SEATED POSITION

 Leg room,
 Knee room,
Availability of footrest,
Clearance from sidewall,
Vibration levels,
Ease of entry/exit,
Clearance when swiveling (for seats that
provide this adjustment),
Visibility; and
Reach–to–control distance
 REVIEW OF A LATEST SEAT BY JOHN DEERE

The Active seat technology

helps deliver an extremely
smooth ride.
This technology uses a
combination of electro–
hydraulic air seat.
Inputs at 200 times per
second and adjusts to reduce
excessive vertical movement
of the seat.
Active Seat is fully adjustable,
with nine adjustment points.
 FUTURE SEAT DEVELOPMENTS
 Smart seat technology :The smart seat
technology (DaVinci Institute, Louisville) is based
on the use of an expanding polymeric gel
technology. This gel has the capability to expand
1000 times its original size. As a result, future
seats that will be made of this kind of gel will have
the potential of sensing and meeting driver body’s
needs. Thousands of gel cells will line the seat’s
contact surfaces.
 Counter balanced motion seat: The Counter
Balanced Motion (CBM) seat dynamics (American
Ergonomics Corporation, CA) is a new concept
which takes into consideration the Dynamic
Seating in relation to driver’s body posture. The
CBM seat design principle of Dynamic Seating is
 REFERENCES
Wikipedia
The International Journal of Virtual Reality,
2011, 10(2):69-79 69 - Mixed Reality
System for Ergonomic Assessment of
Driver’s Seat.
 A REVIEW OF THE CURRENT SEAT
TECHNOLOGIES IN AGRICULTURAL
TRACTORS - D. Drakopoulos, from
Department of Biosystem Engineering,
University of Manitoba, Canada.