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A GPS Based System for Minimizing Jolts to Heavy Equipment Operators
Technical Paper
2004-01-2726
ISSN: 0148-7191, e-ISSN: 2688-3627
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When two pieces of heavy equipment interact, jolting and jarring can occur. During haulage truck loading for example, there is a chance that the operator of one or both pieces of the equipment will experience jolting and jarring. Additionally, a jolt can occur when an off highway equipment operator drives over a road defect or inadvertently strikes a berm. Aside from the operators, there is seldom anyone else that witnesses the interaction and can accurately describe the extent of the jolting. This makes it difficult for health and safety managers to address jolting and jarring. The devices and software described in this paper constitute a method for installing “black boxes” called Shox Boxes onboard equipment that already have a GPS system onboard. The resulting configuration provides an objective assessment of jolting and a chance to determine the root causes of it. The Shox Box system reviews data in real time, onboard the vehicles, 24 hrs a day, and sends pertinent information via radio to a central database. The data generated shows whether jolts are above or below a supervisor defined target value for the equipment and the tasks being performed. This allows health and safety personnel to demonstrate safe operation of heavy equipment and recommend proactive actions to maintain jolting within a reasonable range.
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Miller, R., Lowe, N., and Thompson, R., "A GPS Based System for Minimizing Jolts to Heavy Equipment Operators," SAE Technical Paper 2004-01-2726, 2004, https://doi.org/10.4271/2004-01-2726.Also In
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