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Increasing Visual Accessibility on Agricultural Machinery
AgrAbility Webinar SeriesJuly 23, 20142:00 p.m. EDTSlide2
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AgrAbility: USDA-sponsored program that assists farmers, ranchers, and other agricultural workers with disabilities.Partners land grant universities with disability services Organizations. Currently 20 projects covering 22 states
National AgrAbility Project: Led by Purdue’s Breaking New Ground Resource Center
. Partners include:
Goodwill of the Finger Lakes
The Arthritis Foundation, Heartland Region
The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Colorado State
University
More information available at
www.agrability.orgSlide6
Assistive Viewing Technology to Improve Agricultural SafetyPresenter Name:Shawn G. EhlersDoctoral StudentAgricultural and Biological Engineering Purdue University West Lafayette, INSlide7
OutlineWhat is assistive viewing technology?Agricultural equipment design Advances in viewing technologyAssessment of agricultural equipment visibility Slide8
Exterior Visibility ComparisonLightingAir intake & exhaust location
Cab designHood designMirrorsSlide9
Interior visibility improvementsErgonomic control positioningReadable and understandable instrumentation
Entry/exit visibilityInterior mirror with exterior extended arm mirrorsRe-designed forward viewSlide10
Interior visibility cont. 40 degree rotating seat with command armSlide11
Available technologyExtended-arm mirrorsInterior mirrorHitching mirrorSlide12
Commercial promoting regulation proposed by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration requiring all new vehicles under 10,000 lb. to have a backup camera by May, 2018Slide13
Available technologyKit: LCD display w/ camera Existing precision monitor with video inputSlide14Slide15Slide16Slide17
Camera Kits
Vision Works 7” high res $250CabCam Wireless $545
Cab Cam B&W $180
Cab Cam color $342
Vision Works wireless kit $99
Vision Works 4” $150Slide18
Camera Kits Cont.
7” Window mount with scale lines $78170deg HD license plate cam $14
7” LCD color monitor $32
2.5G 10M wireless kit $15
170deg HD cam $15Slide19
UTV ApplicationSlide20Slide21
UTV extended arm Mirrors and CameraSlide22
UTV camera mounting LocationSlide23
Assessing equipment visibility25’x25’ grid with cell size of 5’x5’Slide24
Assessing equipment visibility
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Midpoint of each cell has indicator flags representing the average height of an American man, woman and 10-yr old childSlide25
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MIRRORS
CAMERASlide26Slide27
Obstructed
Visible
Key:
Combine
Left extended arm mirror 75% obstructed view
Right extended arm mirror 75% obstructed viewSlide28
Obstructed
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Combine
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Camera mounted high on rear panel 28% obstructed viewSlide29Slide30
Obstructed
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Quadtrac
Left extended arm mirror 60% obstructed view
Right extended arm mirror 68% obstructed viewSlide31
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Camera mounted above PTO shield 35% obstructed viewSlide32
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Quadtrac
Combination of camera and extended arm mirrors 24% obstructed viewSlide33Slide34
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Cart
Left extended arm mirror 84% obstructed view
Right extended arm mirror 84% obstructed viewSlide35
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Cart
Camera mounted on frame cross member 4% obstructed viewSlide36
Thank youSpecial thanks to:Dr. Bill Field Dave N. Vision Works Cameras (Mr. Rob Smucker & Mr. Mark Riley)