An apparatus for loading a payload 108 into a vehicle, the apparatus comprising: a payload transporter 104 comprising a cradle 106 configured to support the payload; one or more winches 114 configured to be removably attached to a vehicle; one or more fixing points 110 configured to be removably attached to the vehicle; and one or more lifting straps 120 configured to be secured between the one or more winches 114 and the one or more fixing points 110 and to lift the cradle from the payload transporter into a payload bay 102 of the vehicle. The payload transporter may comprise a plurality of alignment lasers that project a beam of visible light onto the underside of the vehicle to provide a verification of alignment and correct positioning of the payload.


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    Titel :

    Payload loading apparatus


    Erscheinungsdatum :

    28.02.2024


    Medientyp :

    Patent


    Format :

    Elektronische Ressource


    Sprache :

    Englisch



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