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81results about "Passenger handling installations" patented technology

Partially aerostatically supported ram air cushion ship

The invention provides a new class of transportation with a partially aerostatically supported ram air cushion ship (PASRACS) that can provide safe, fast, efficient global transport services with extraordinary comfort, luxury and amenities. The PASRACS employs inventive synergistic combinations of lift from aerostatic, aerodynamic, hydrostatic and hydrodynamic forces for different modes of operation ranging from a stationary floating configuration on a water surface, to flight in ground effect at high speed. A propulsion system can utilize hydrogen as an energy source driving fluid-dynamic thrusters, to enable zero carbon emissions operations. A transition method is provided for a PASRACS to transition from a floating mode to a takeoff mode to a flight in ground-effect mode in an inventive optimized manner. A transport method for multimodally transporting payload is provided with PASRACS vehicles and systems, with quick turn time operations enabled by the use of payload transfer transport modules and transfer vehicles.
Owner:RIC ENTERPRISES

Modular aircraft

A modular vertical take-off and landing aircraft for transporting persons and / or loads, comprising a flight module with multiple drive units arranged on a supporting framework structure, each drive unit having an electric motor and a propeller operatively connected to the electric motor, a transport module having a conveying pod and a connection device for connecting the conveying pod to the flight module. The connection device has an elongated shaft, one end of which is attached to the conveying pod, and a coupling device for connecting the flight module to another end of the elongate shaft of the transport module.
Owner:INNOTEC LIGHTWEIGHT ENG & POLYMER TECH

Method for docking boarding bridge with aircraft, electronic equipment and storage medium

A method for docking a boarding bridge with an aircraft, an electronic equipment and a storage medium are provided. The method includes: planning a path from a position at which a bridgehead is located when the boarding bridge is at a parking position to a pre-docking position which is 1 to 2 meters away from a cabin door of the aircraft, driving the boarding bridge to move the bridgehead towards the pre-docking position along the path until the bridgehead moves to a position within 2 meters away from the pre-docking position; acquiring an aircraft image of the aircraft, obtaining a spatial position of the cabin door according to the aircraft image, and moving the boarding bridge according to the spatial position to enable the bridgehead to dock with the cabin door.
Owner:SHENZHEN CIMC TIANDA AIRPORT SUPPORT

Vertiport system including transfer unit using rail moving device

A vertiport system according to an embodiment may include a first area, a second area provided in a different position from the first area, and a transfer unit configured to transfer an aircraft between the first area and the second area, wherein the transfer unit may include a transfer rail connecting the first area and the second area, and a moving device configured to accommodate at least a portion of a landing gear of the aircraft and the moving device being configured to move along the transfer rail.
Owner:HYUNDAI MOTOR CO LTD +1

High-capacity dynamic vertiport

A vertiport system includes a plurality of touchdown and lift-off (TLOF) platforms. The vertiport system also includes a final approach and take-off (FATO) area. The vertiport system also includes a driver configured to move the TLOF platforms with respect to the FATO area.
Owner:THE BOEING CO

Systems and methods for vertical takeoff and landing aircraft downwash mitigation and energy recapture

PCT designated stageWO2026039197A2Noise reduction installationsHelicopter landing platformElectric carsElectric vehicle
A final approach and takeoff (FATO) surface for a VTOL aircraft redirects downwash as outwash and may capture outwash from the VTOL aircraft to generate electricity. The FATO surface system may include a central solid plateau configured to capture downwash from the VTOL aircraft to enhance a ground effect for optimal stabilization during takeoff and landing. A floor grate surrounding the plateau may allow outwash to pass through to a subsurface where the outwash is channeled to exhausts or at least one turbine for generating electricity from the outwash. Redirecting the downwash to outwash reduces undesirable effects such as noise and airspeed associated with the VTOL aircraft. The electricity may be used to recharge the VTOL, electric vehicles parked at a vertiport of the FATO surface system, may be used by a building at the vertiport, or may be delivered to a local power grid.
Owner:ARCHER AVIATION INC

Partially aerostatically supported ram air cushion ship

PCT designated stageWO2025174515A1Cargo handling apparatusPassenger handling apparatusEnergy sourceHydrodynamic forces
The invention provides a new class of transportation with a partially aerostatically supported ram air cushion ship (PASRACS) that can provide safe, fast, efficient global transport services with extraordinary comfort, luxury and amenities. The PASRACS employs inventive synergistic combinations of lift from aerostatic, aerodynamic, hydrostatic and hydrodynamic forces for different modes of operation ranging from a stationary floating configuration on a water surface, to flight in ground effect at high speed. A propulsion system can utilize hydrogen as an energy source driving fluid-dynamic thrusters, to enable zero carbon emissions operations. A transition method is provided for a PASRACS to transition from a floating mode to a takeoff mode to a flight in ground-effect mode in an inventive optimized manner. A transport method for multimodally transporting payload is provided with PASRACS vehicles and systems, with quick turn time operations enabled by the use of payload transfer transport modules and transfer vehicles.
Owner:SANKRITHI MITHRA

Unmanned robot for urban air mobility vehicle and urban air mobility vehicle

A unmanned robot for an urban air mobility vehicle includes: a processor; a communication module; and at least one storage medium operatively connected to the processor, wherein a program configured to be executable by the processor is recorded in the at least one storage medium, wherein the program may include commands for a control module configured to control performance of an operation according to the received command according to one of a first mode and a second mode, wherein the first mode may be a mode in which one or more of the unmanned robots move in synchronization with the urban air mobility vehicle, and the second mode may be a mode in which one or more of the unmanned robots are arranged on a road surface between a take-off and landing area of the urban air mobility vehicle and a gate to provide a moving path.
Owner:HYUNDAI MOTOR CO LTD +1

Systems and methods for vertical takeoff and landing aircraft downwash mitigation and energy recapture

PCT designated stageWO2026039197A3Noise reduction installationsHelicopter landing platformPower gridElectric vehicle
A final approach and takeoff (FATO) surface for a VTOL aircraft redirects downwash as outwash and may capture outwash from the VTOL aircraft to generate electricity. The FATO surface system may include a central solid plateau configured to capture downwash from the VTOL aircraft to enhance a ground effect for optimal stabilization during takeoff and landing. A floor grate surrounding the plateau may allow outwash to pass through to a subsurface where the outwash is channeled to exhausts or at least one turbine for generating electricity from the outwash. Redirecting the downwash to outwash reduces undesirable effects such as noise and airspeed associated with the VTOL aircraft. The electricity may be used to recharge the VTOL, electric vehicles parked at a vertiport of the FATO surface system, may be used by a building at the vertiport, or may be delivered to a local power grid.
Owner:ARCHER AVIATION INC

Far machine position corridor

The invention provides a remote machine position corridor which comprises a vehicle frame and a telescopic canopy, and a containing space is formed in the vehicle frame. The telescopic canopy comprises a plurality of supporting frames and telescopic assemblies, each supporting frame comprises two side supports oppositely arranged in the first direction, and the telescopic assemblies are connected between the side supports on the same side. In the plane orthographic projection of the telescopic canopy in the top-bottom direction, the telescopic assemblies form a stacked structure stacked in the first direction on the side supports, the stacked structure comprises at least two layers, and the at least two layers are located on the two opposite sides of the side supports in the first direction respectively. According to the remote parking space corridor, the telescopic assembly can occupy a small space, does not occupy the width of a channel, facilitates passing of passengers, can also improve the connection stability and the telescopic driving stability of the telescopic assembly and the supporting frame, provides enough support for the telescopic canopy, reduces the situation that the middle droops, and improves the safety of the canopy. And the conditions of weak wind resistance and limited supporting strength caused by the adoption of a single-layer structure in the telescopic assembly are reduced.
Owner:CHANGSHA HUANGHUA INT AIRPORT BRANCH OF HUNAN AIRPORT CO LTD +1

Ferry vehicle

The invention relates to the field of ferry vehicles, in particular to a ferry vehicle which comprises a vehicle frame and a carriage movably arranged on the vehicle frame, a lifting driving assembly is arranged between the vehicle frame and the carriage, a folding ladder is hinged to the vehicle frame and the carriage, an upper opening and a lower opening are formed in the bottom face of the carriage, and the top end of the folding ladder is hinged to the ends of the upper opening and the lower opening. An in-out opening is formed in the front end of the compartment, the lifting driving assembly drives the compartment to move upwards, the in-out opening is in butt joint with an airplane cabin door, the lifting driving assembly drives the compartment to move downwards, and the in-out opening is in butt joint with the rear end face of a cab of the frame, so that different use requirements are met, and the functions are more diversified.
Owner:WEIXIANG (FUJIAN) NEW ENERGY VEHICLE CO LTD

Airport shuttle control method and device, storage medium and airport shuttle

PendingCN122253679AImprove drivabilityAccurately determine slip rateSpeed controllerElectric devicesControl theoryMechanical engineering
The present disclosure provides an airport shuttle control method and device, storage medium and airport shuttle, which can accurately determine the slip rate of the wheels on the airport shuttle by acquiring the speed of the airport shuttle and the wheel speed of the wheels, and based on the speed of the airport shuttle and the wheel speed of the wheels. When the wheel speed of the first wheel in the wheels is greater than the speed, and the slip rate is greater than the preset threshold, it can be determined that the first wheel of the vehicle slips in the normal driving process. By transferring at least part of the torque of the first wheel to the second wheel with a slip rate less than or equal to the preset threshold, the torque can be flexibly distributed, so that the second wheel with better adhesion rate obtains more torque, which is conducive to reducing the slip and improving the driving performance of the airport shuttle in the normal driving process.
Owner:XINFA AIRPORT EQUIP +3

Modular flight apparatus

The invention relates to a modular vertical take-off and landing aircraft (1) for transporting persons and / or loads, having: — a flight module (2) with multiple drive units (4) arranged on a wing assembly (3), each drive unit (4) having an electric motor (5) and a propeller (6) that is operatively connected to the electric motor (5), — a transport module (7) having a conveying pod (8) and a connection device (9) for connecting the conveying pod (8) to the flight module (2), the connection device (9) having an elongate shaft (10), one end of which is attached to the conveying pod (8), and — a coupling device (11) for connecting the flight module (2) to another end of the elongate shaft (10) of the transport module (7).
Owner:GERMANIUMTECH GMBH

Compact vertiport with efficient space utilization

An embodiment provides a compact vertiport system. The vertiport system can be efficient and compact by integrating multiple activities that typically occur in different spaces and at different times into one space and time period. For example, as an aircraft is being moved from a landing zone to a takeoff zone, the aircraft can also be simultaneously charged. Also, passengers can be swapped while the aircraft is being moved. As a result, the compact vertiport system can fit into a smaller space, such as the top of a building or a smaller piece of land.
Owner:WISK AERO LLC

Aircraft ground support unit with autonomy evaluation

The invention relates to an aircraft ground support unit (1) (GSU) for supplying a specific service according to a specific set of service parameters to an aircraft (2) on the ground and consuming a specific service energy for supplying the specific service as a whole in a given available service duration, the GSU comprising: a rechargeable energy storage unit (3) (RESU) which, when fully charged, is configured for autonomously delivering the specific service energy required for supplying the specific service in the given available service duration, an energy sensor (4) configured for measuring an instantaneous state of energy parameters of the RESU, a control unit (5) configured for, • identifying the aircraft (2), preferably including an aircraft type and an airline, • identifying in the database the specific set of service parameters of the specific service to the thus identified aircraft, • establishing a specific service energy budget estimate corresponding to the specific set of service parameters in various ways, • determining an instantaneous charge level of the RESU based on the instantaneous state of the energy variables, • comparing the specific service energy budget estimate with the instantaneous charge level of the RESU, and for • generating an output signal representative of a capacity of the RESU to deliver the specific service energy budget estimate as a function of the instantaneous charge level of the RESU.
Owner:ATHENA PI

Aircraft cabin door protection device, docking platform and airport pickup equipment

The invention relates to the technical field of airport pickup equipment, in particular to an aircraft cabin door protection device, a docking platform and airport pickup equipment. The aircraft cabin door protection device is used for a butt joint platform connected with an aircraft cabin door, the butt joint platform comprises a fixed floor and a movable floor, the movable floor can stretch out and retract relative to the fixed floor, the aircraft cabin door protection device comprises an induction assembly and a power detection assembly, and the induction assembly is used for being movably connected with the movable floor of the butt joint platform. The sensor is used for sensing action signals of the aircraft cabin door; the power detection assembly is used for being installed below the movable floor, at least part of the power detection assembly is located outside the overlapping area of the movable floor and the fixed floor, and the power detection assembly is used for achieving opening and retracting of the induction assembly and detecting action signals of the induction assembly.
Owner:SHENZHEN CIMC TIANDA AIRPORT SUPPORT +1

Sliding ceiling of passenger ladder

The utility model relates to the technical field of airport ground equipment, in particular to a sliding ceiling of a passenger ladder, which comprises a telescopic awning, a left bearing cross beam, a right bearing cross beam, a left armrest limiting combination, a right armrest limiting combination, a left awning fixing guide rail bracket, a right awning fixing guide rail bracket, an auxiliary support locking weldment and an electric control component, the sliding ceiling is additionally arranged in front of the platform of the passenger boarding ladder, so that the windproof and rainproof requirements of the top and the two sides of the passenger ladder platform entering and exiting a cabin door can be met, the use requirements of passengers in front of the cabin door can be met, meanwhile, the width of the ceiling does not exceed the width of a whole vehicle, the front-back sliding stroke is large, the weight is low, use difficulty is avoided, and the cost is controllable. Besides, the shape of the ladder body and the shape of the awning are matched with each other, the overall appearance is coordinated, in addition, the sliding ceiling can adopt two operation modes of electric driving and manual driving, and manual locking is needed after the sliding ceiling is driven, so that the use standard requirements of civil aviation equipment can be met.
Owner:CHONGQING DIMA IND

Aircraft mooring installation

An installation comprises a floating platform to facilitate mooring, payload transfer and support operations for waterborne lighter-than-air aircraft such as airships and hybrid lift air vehicles. A floating platform, anchored from below, is equipped with a centrally mounted mooring mast (2). A waterborne aircraft (8) can be secured by attaching its nose to the central mooring mast via an articulated coupling that leaves the aircraft (8) free to rotate in any direction necessary to align with prevailing wave and wind forces. Additionally, the platform includes a rotatable deck and jetty structure (3, 4) incorporating one or more hinged boarding ramps (5) that are arranged to turn freely about the centre of the platform and so maintain heading alignment with a moored aircraft, whilst providing a secure access path (13) between a service boat (12) and the moored aircraft (8), irrespective of movements induced by wave and wind forces.
Owner:HYBRID AIR VEHICLES LTD

Front closed type airplane leaning platform of passenger boarding car with mobility difficulty

The utility model relates to the technical field of airport special vehicles, and discloses a front closed airport leaning platform of a boarding vehicle for passengers with mobility difficulties, which comprises a boarding vehicle body, a carriage body and a closed airport leaning device are arranged at the top of the boarding vehicle body, and the closed airport leaning device is arranged on the side face of the carriage body. The closed aircraft leaning device comprises a boarding platform, a ceiling, two side baffles and an extension platform, the boarding platform is fixedly installed on the side face of the bottom of the compartment body, the ceiling is fixedly installed on the top of the compartment body, and the two side baffles are symmetrically arranged. According to the boarding platform, the arranged side baffles serve as a protection measure of the boarding platform, the arranged side extension plates serve as a protection measure of the extension platform, and in the boarding process of passengers who are inconvenient to move through the boarding platform and the extension platform, the effective protection effect can be achieved through the arranged side baffles and the arranged side extension plates; and the phenomenon that passengers accidentally fall during boarding is avoided.
Owner:WUXI XIMEI SPECIAL AUTOMOBILE CO LTD

Movable aluminum alloy lifting platform for airplane connection

The utility model relates to the technical field of lifting platforms, in particular to a movable aluminum alloy lifting platform for airplane connection, which comprises a base, a fixed shaft fixedly connected onto the base, two inner supports rotatably connected onto the fixed shaft, a rotating shaft rotatably connected between the two inner supports, and two outer supports rotatably connected onto the rotating shaft. The outer supports and the inner supports are arranged in a staggered mode, a driving shaft is rotationally connected between the two outer supports, two supporting frames are rotationally connected to the driving shaft, a mounting shaft is rotationally connected to the two inner supports, two rolling wheels are rotationally connected to the mounting shaft, mounting grooves are formed in the supporting frames, and the rolling wheels are connected into the mounting grooves in a rolling mode. The driving shaft is fixedly connected with a fixed seat, the mounting shaft is in threaded connection with a screw rod, the screw rod is rotationally connected with the fixed seat, and the support frame is provided with a pedal structure through a mounting structure; the problem of height difference between the gallery bridge and the cabin ground is solved, and wheelchairs and large luggage of drivers and passengers and the disabled can conveniently and smoothly enter and exit an airplane.
Owner:INNER MONGOLIA WOERDE MECHANICAL & ELECTRICAL EQUIP CO LTD

Aircraft door protection devices and methods, access ports, ground equipment, electronic equipment

This application relates to the field of ground equipment technology, and in particular to an aircraft door protection device and method, an aircraft receiving port, aviation ground equipment, and electronic equipment. The aircraft door protection device includes a deployment mechanism, a return mechanism, and a detection element. The deployment mechanism includes a deployment section and a power conversion section. One end of the deployment section is connected to the receiving platform, and the power conversion section is connected to the deployment section. The return mechanism includes a return power source and a return linkage section. One end of the return power source is connected to the receiving platform, and the other end is connected to the return linkage section, so that the return linkage section contacts and drives the deployment section to retract, and the power conversion section stores power. The power conversion section can release power to extend the deployment section. The detection element is used to detect the downward movement signal after the deployment section extends to determine whether the aircraft door protection action has been triggered. This eliminates the need for on-site deployment or retraction by personnel, reducing workload.
Owner:SHENZHEN CIMC TIANDA AIRPORT SUPPORT

System and method for planning a multimodal itinerary

Disclosed herein are systems and methods for planning a multimodal itinerary. The systems and methods may include receiving a transportation request (702). The transportation request may include a starting location, a final destination, and an estimated payload data. During a first leg of the multimodal itinerary (704), an updated payload data may be received. An aerial vehicle may be assigned to a subsequent leg of the multimodal itinerary (708) based on the updated payload data (706).
Owner:JOBY AERO INC

Emergency evacuation structure for airport special vehicle

The utility model relates to an emergency evacuation structure for an airport special vehicle, and relates to the technical field of airport special vehicles. The emergency evacuation structure comprises a mounting base, a hand brake assembly, a rotating shaft rotationally arranged on the mounting base, a driving piece used for driving the rotating shaft to rotate and a driven gear connected with a transmission shaft of the special vehicle. A driving gear is in circumferential limiting and axial sliding connection with the rotating shaft, a shifting fork is arranged at one end of the mounting base in a sliding mode, and one end of the shifting fork is connected with the driving gear and can drive the driving gear to be meshed with the driven gear; the hand brake assembly is connected with the shifting fork through a pull rope and used for driving the shifting fork to move, and an elastic reset piece used for driving the shifting fork to reset is further arranged on the installation base. The emergency evacuation function is achieved through mechanical transmission, the airport special vehicle emergency evacuation device has the advantages of being easy and convenient to operate, high in reliability and compact in structure, the evacuation efficiency and safety of airport special vehicles under the emergency condition are remarkably improved, cost is low, and installation is convenient.
Owner:HUBEI DONGHAN AIRPORT EQUIP TECH CO LTD +1

Airplane cabin door protection apparatus and method, bridgehead, ground device, and electronic device

An airplane cabin door protection apparatus, comprising a deployment mechanism, a return mechanism, and a detection element. The deployment mechanism comprises a deployment portion (10) and a power conversion portion, one end of the deployment portion (10) is configured to be connected to a bridgehead platform (80), and the power conversion portion is connected to the deployment portion (10); the return mechanism comprises a return power source (30) and a return linkage portion (40), one end of the return power source (30) is configured to be connected to the bridgehead platform (80), and the other end of the return power source (30) is connected to the return linkage portion (40); the power conversion portion is capable of releasing power; the detection element is configured to detect a downward motion signal after the deployment portion (10) extends out.
Owner:SHENZHEN CIMC TIANDA AIRPORT SUPPORT

Automatic docking device for airplane passenger ladder

The invention discloses an automatic docking device for an aircraft passenger ladder and relates to the technical field of aircraft passenger ladders, the docking device comprises a supporting device, an elevator device, a docking device and a movable folding shed, after the aircraft passenger ladder runs to the position where the aircraft passenger ladder is docked with an aircraft body, the movable folding shed is completely stretched, and the aircraft passenger ladder is docked with the aircraft body. In severe weather or high-temperature weather, the effect of shielding rain or sun is achieved, the supporting device extends downwards and plays a supporting role after making contact with the ground, and after the passenger elevator of the airplane is stabilized, the elevator device lifts the passenger elevator to the entrance of the airplane body, and the butt joint device extends outwards to complete butt joint with the airplane body. Rain sheltering and sun shading effects are achieved by moving the folding shed, butt joint failure caused by sight blocking can be avoided through the butt joint device, collision in the butt joint process is prevented, and the device has the effects of sheltering rain and preventing butt joint collision.
Owner:JIANGSU KATU AVIATION TECH CO LTD