Study on Smart Rural Community R&D Model for Creating a Safe Agricultural Environment

Study of Anthropometry, Range of Motion, and Muscle Strength of Individuals with Spinal Cord Injury or Amputation for the Design of a Driver’s Seat in Large Agricultural Equipment

“…In a previous study on deriving the measurement items for designing a farming vehicle seat [ 4 ], the authors derived the following items as factors for the ergonomic design of a tractor seat: Buttock-popliteal length (sitting), Hip breadth (sitting), Chest breadth, Scapula height (sitting), Waist breadth, Hip breadth, and Elbow height (sitting). They also presented anthropometric data of the study subjects from South Korea and the U.S.A. in these measurement items.…”

“…They also presented anthropometric data of the study subjects from South Korea and the U.S.A. in these measurement items. When we compared the Korean subjects’ anthropometric data from the study [ 4 ] with our measurements, we found the following. Measurements of Elbow height (sitting) was the highest in the 5–95th percentile among individuals with amputation regardless of gender.…”

“…Furthermore, according to the 2021 Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries Survey, the elderly population in rural areas in Korea accounts for 46.8%, which is almost half the rural population [ 3 ]. Subsequently, the number of falls and work injuries among elderly farmers while farming or operating farm machines is increasing [ 4 ]. As of 2018, agricultural workers who use farming equipment in Korea (3.2%) had a higher rate of work injuries than those who do not use it (2.2%).…”