A power drive unit (PDU) for moving cargo within an aircraft includes an actuator configured to move a unit load device (ULD) relative to the PDU. The PDU also includes a network access device configured to receive a second PDU state corresponding to a second PDU, and to transmit data. The PDU also includes a controller configured to determine a current state of the PDU based on sensor data corresponding to presence of the ULD above the PDU and the second PDU state, and to control the actuator based on the current state of the PDU.
AGENT-BASED CARGO HANDLING SYSTEM
11.07.2019
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
IPC: | H04L TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION , Übertragung digitaler Information, z.B. Telegrafieverkehr / G05D SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING OR REGULATING NON-ELECTRIC VARIABLES , Systeme zum Steuern oder Regeln nichtelektrischer veränderlicher Größen / B64D Ausrüstung für Flugzeuge , EQUIPMENT FOR FITTING IN OR TO AIRCRAFT |
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