Ergonomic Operational Working Aspects of Forest Machines

Author Biography

Jan Kovac is an Associate Professor in the Department of Environmental and Forest Technology at the Faculty of Environmental and Manufacturing Technology at the Technical University in Zvolen, Slovakia. His pedagogical and scientific activity is focused on cross-sectional wood cutting and delimbing processes, the basics of forest technologies, forest cutting machines and chainsaws, and transportation mechanisms. Jiri Dvorak is an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Forestry and Wood Processing in Prague, the Czech Republic. His pedagogical and scientific activity is focused on forest mechanization, cutting and transportation technologies, ergonomics and work hygiene, forest production, and technology. Jozef Krilek is an Associate Professor of Mechanization of Agricultural and Forest Production in the Department of Environmental and Forest Technology at the Technical University in Zvolen, Slovakia. His pedagogical and scientific activity focuses on cross-sectional wood cutting and biomass processing, machines for cultivation and protection of forests, experimental methods and testing machines, and metrology in the machinery industry, amongst others.Pavel Beno is an Associate Professor of Production Technology at the Faculty of Environmental and Manufacturing Technology at the Technical University in Zvolen, Slovakia, where he is also the Dean of Development, Foreign Affairs and Economic Activity. His pedagogical and scientific activity is focused on construction machines, machine parts, and professional CAD programmes.