Description / Abstract:
General criteria are presented as guidelines for: control device
location, resistance, and actuation of hand and foot controls by
the machine's operator. The criteria are based upon physical
limitations as defined by human factors engineering principles.
This SAE Recommended Practice applies to upright seated
operators of Road Building and Maintenance, and Specialized Mining
Machinery categories of off-road, self-propelled work machines as
identified in SAE J1116. The criteria presented should apply to
most situations. Each situation, however, must be evaluated as to
its own function and its relationship to other functions to achieve
the desired operation action in normal and emergency situations
with high probability. The values for control displacement and
resistance apply only to what is required to achieve the desired
performance of the function being controlled for the 5th through
the 95th percentile person as defined in ISO 3411.