title: Workspace design for crane cabins applying a combined traditional approach and the Taguchi method for design of experiments.
abstract: Procedures in the development process of crane cabins are arbitrary and subjective. Since approximately 42% of incidents in the construction industry are linked to them, there is a need to collect fresh anthropometric data and provide additional recommendations for design. In this paper, dimensioning of the crane cabin interior space was carried out using a sample of 64 crane operators' anthropometric measurements, in the Republic of Serbia, by measuring workspace with 10 parameters using nine measured anthropometric data from each crane operator. This paper applies experiments run via full factorial designs using a combined traditional and Taguchi approach. The experiments indicated which design parameters are influenced by which anthropometric measurements and to what degree. The results are expected to be of use for crane cabin designers and should assist them to design a cabin that may lead to less strenuous sitting postures and fatigue for operators, thus improving safety and accident prevention.
authors.affiliation: a University of Belgrade , Serbia.
authors.forename: Vesna K
authors.initials: VK
authors.lastname: Spasojević Brkić
authors.affiliation: a University of Belgrade , Serbia.
authors.forename: Zorica A
authors.initials: ZA
authors.lastname: Veljković
authors.affiliation: a University of Belgrade , Serbia.
authors.forename: Tamara
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Golubović
authors.affiliation: a University of Belgrade , Serbia.
authors.forename: Aleksandar Dj
authors.initials: ADj
authors.lastname: Brkić
authors.affiliation: b Higher Engineering School of Professional Studies , Serbia.
authors.forename: Ivana
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Kosić Šotić
mesh_terms: D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D015992:Body Mass Index; D001837:Body Weights and Measures; D020378:Confined Spaces; D060389:Construction Industry; D004867:Equipment Design / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D016272:Occupational Health; D011187:Posture; D055771:Serbia
keywords: anthropometric measurements; contribution ratio; contribution ratio index; crane cabin workspace; design of experiments