Improving functional safety in autonomous guided agricultural self propelled machines using Hardware-In-the-Loop (HIL) systems for software validation

Fundamentals of the organization of supervisory activities for labor safety during the repair of mobile power facilities in agriculture

“…In accordance with the functions and tasks of labor protection management, the employer determines the responsibilities of each division of the enterprise and introduces them into the job descriptions of the heads of departments. The employer's authority to organize work on labor protection is shown in the diagram (Figure7) [10]. One challenge faced by agricultural enterprises is the wide geographical dispersion of their facilities and the distance from settlements.…”

“…By implementing these measures, agricultural enterprises can enhance the safety of their workers and improve the effectiveness of monitoring work practices in remote locations. It is important to prioritize safety in these environments to minimize risks and ensure the wellbeing of all involved in agricultural operations [10]. In addition, there are types of work that require constant monitoring of the safety of their performance, and a representative of the labor protection service cannot simultaneously be at several facilities at the same time due to their distance from each other.…”

“…A -disassembly and assembly site; B -engine repair site; C -diagnostics area, maintenance and repair of combines; 1 -household room; 2 -office of engineering and technical workers; 3 -stand for disassembly and assembly of assemblies; 4 -post of diagnostics and regulation of assemblies; 5cabinet-rack for devices; 6 -a locksmith and assembly table; 7 -a crane beam; 8 -a post of TO and R combine harvesters; 9 -a jack; 10 -an installation for replacing lubricants and coolants; 11 -a workbench with a rotary plate; 12 -a stand for disassembling and assembling engines; 13 -a mobile tool trolley; 14 -hydraulic press; 15 -compressor; 16 -cabinet for control and measuring instruments; 17 -vertical drilling machine; 18 -trolley for moving parts; 19 -rack-workbench; 20trolley for removing and installing wheels; 21 -locksmith workbench; 22 -table for defective parts; 23 -washing machine; 24 -mobile welding installation; 25 -grinding machine The trailed repair and maintenance unit PRO A1 is designed for maintenance of tractors and combines in the field, welding, locksmithing and other work when troubleshooting equipment in mobile technical formations. Its equipment is placed on the frame of a singleaxle trailer, a container with folding walls and allows cleaning machines, their components and assemblies with compressed air, tire pumping, disassembly, assembly, locksmith work, adjustment operations, welding and cutting of metal, as well as refueling with petroleum products and refueling of hand syringes [1,4,10]. Analyzing the activities of an agricultural enterprise in the field of maintenance and repair of tractors and combines, you can see a wide range of work performed both in stationary premises and in the field.…”

“…In this regard, there is a problem of ensuring the safety of work, which is expressed in the need for strict control by officials. In accordance with art 217 of the Labor Code of the Russian Federation in order to ensure compliance with labor safety requirements, monitoring their implementation, each employer creates a labor protection service or introduces a position of a labor protection specialist with appropriate training or work experience in this field [10].…”

“…7. The employer's authority to organize work on labor protection at the enterprise.Also, ITR, he, together with a labor protection specialist and other employees of the enterprise administration, organizes the maintenance and storage of the following documents:In the personnel department of the enterprise -orders of the head of the enterprise[10]:  on labor protection and fire safety;  on the appointment of officials responsible for checking the technical condition of the machines when they are put on a flight or to perform work;  about securing cars for tractor drivers (drivers);  on securing territories and objects of engineering and technical support for officials;  on the organization of supervision over the use of measuring instruments; In the control room:  samples of waybills;  tractor waybills;  registration sheet of a tractor driver;  magazines: a) the journal of the movement of waybills;…”