A vehicle for manoeuvring an aircraft on the ground, comprising a drive system 13 with a driven wheel 131 and a steerable wheel 131. The vehicle further comprises a controller 14 configured to control the drive system in response to control signals, a processor 15 configured to provide control signals to the controller, and a lifting mechanism for lifting a ground-engaging portion of an aircraft off the ground. The steerable wheel enables the vehicle to travel in a longitudinal direction and a lateral direction. The vehicle may additionally comprise omnidirectional wheels. The vehicle may comprise a pair of vehicle modules 1, each vehicle module comprising a roller 16 for engaging a ground-engaging portion of an aircraft, wherein the lifting mechanism comprises the roller of each vehicle module. The vehicle may be configured to move the rollers towards each other when each of the rollers engages an opposite side of a same ground-engaging portion of an aircraft to enable the vehicle modules to lift the ground-engaging portion off the ground using the rollers. A system comprises a plurality of the vehicles with a communication link between the plurality of vehicles.
Manoeuvring aircraft on the ground
2023-06-07
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
IPC: | B64F GROUND OR AIRCRAFT-CARRIER-DECK INSTALLATIONS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR USE IN CONNECTION WITH AIRCRAFT , Boden- oder Flugzeugträgerdeckeinrichtungen besonders ausgebildet für die Verwendung in Verbindung mit Luftfahrzeugen |
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