Abstract—Noises and variations in ambient conditions experienced by the human body in the course of its employment have direct bearing on the performance efficiency of the crew. Tank crew has to wear bulky gears, and perform complex movements or assumes un-usual postures/positions. This necessitates that tank crew must be kept comfortable for safe and efficient performance during operations. Fatigue is generally caused by various sources of excitation, such as ground surface irregularities, characteristics of suspension, construction, of seat, environmental factors and anthropometry. The ergonomics study on vibrational effect and response of crew to it, noise effect and anthropometry have been carried out in detail prior to recommending the measures to reduce the fatigue effects caused. The anthropometric analysis of armored corps personnel of Pakistan army has been carried out in relation to working space available in T-series tanks of Chinese origin especially T-59 M extending it to MBT-2000.

Index Terms—Ergonomics, Chinese armor and fighting vehicle

Cite: Sajjad Akbar, Tahir Nawaz, and M Shahid Khalil, "Ergonomics of Chinese Armour Fighting Vehicle," International Journal of Mechanical Engineering and Robotics Research, Vol.2 No.3, pp. 23-33, July 2013.