EmmaBD
Member
Hi all,
I'm an engineering University student (at Strathclyde in Glasgow) and I have chosen looking at agricultural equipment for my masters project!
The project I've proposed is looking at PTO shafts and a way to make them safer and reduce related injuries. I am not a farmer or from a farming background so any help on the topic is appreciated - I figured you would all know a lot about this working with them every day.
The project could look at these kinds of things:
- redesigning it to be safer for handling
- finding a way to minimise maintenance/ interaction
- integrating a self-lubricating system into the design
- improving the guard designs (apparently they don't last very long)
- having some sensors or automatic switch off systems?
If you have any input on the project from what you would want to see, whether you think this is a good topic etc please comment!
I'm an engineering University student (at Strathclyde in Glasgow) and I have chosen looking at agricultural equipment for my masters project!
The project I've proposed is looking at PTO shafts and a way to make them safer and reduce related injuries. I am not a farmer or from a farming background so any help on the topic is appreciated - I figured you would all know a lot about this working with them every day.
The project could look at these kinds of things:
- redesigning it to be safer for handling
- finding a way to minimise maintenance/ interaction
- integrating a self-lubricating system into the design
- improving the guard designs (apparently they don't last very long)
- having some sensors or automatic switch off systems?
If you have any input on the project from what you would want to see, whether you think this is a good topic etc please comment!