45results about "Passenger handling installations" patented technology

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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).

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.

The utility model relates to airport special vehicle technical field discloses a boarding vehicle front person-carrying closed lifting platform for passengers with difficulty in moving, including boarding vehicle and car, the car sets up boarding vehicle top, the car top fixedly set up has the rain -shelter, the rain -shelter one side is opened with the connecting groove, the connecting groove inner wall slidingly arranged with the extension plate, the extension plate bottom outer wall fixedly connected with the connecting plate, the rain -shelter bottom is opened with the rectangle movable mouth. The utility model discloses the car as the closed lifting platform of carrying of setting, when boarding, will boarding vehicle go to the proper position, makes the rain -shelter be located cabin door top, then starts the cylinder work, and the cylinder cooperation setting rectangle movable mouth drives the connecting plate to remove, makes the connecting plate cooperation setting connecting groove drive extension plate to remove, until extension plate one side and fuselage side surface contact, is favorable to avoid rainwater to fall on the passenger's body when boarding in the rainy weather.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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).

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.

A structure for refuelling an aircraft with cryogenic fuel includes a walkway to allow personnel to access the aircraft and a pipework arrangement attached to the walkway. The pipework arrangement includes a feed line, a return line and a bypass valve between the feed line and the return line and fluidically connecting the inlet line to the return line. A first end of the feed line is configured to connect to a source of cryogenic fuel, and a second, opposite end of the feed line is configured to connect to the aircraft. The bypass valve is switchable between a refuelling configuration in which the bypass valve prevents fluid flow between the feed line and return line through the bypass valve, and a chill down configuration in which the bypass valve allows fluid flow between the feed line and the return line through the bypass valve.

An urban air mobility (UAM) parking robot is disclosed. The UAM parking robot includes: a robot main body; a mobile base including drive wheels coupled to the robot main body and a wheel drive unit rotating the drive wheels; a loading unit including a holder member supporting a lower portion of a support of a UAM aircraft to raise, lower, and support the UAM aircraft and a loading unit actuator moving the holder member; and a controller including a sensor detecting the support of the UAM aircraft.

The invention relates to a flight module (1) for a vertical take-off and landing aircraft comprising multiple drive units (3) arranged on a wing assembly (2), the wing assembly (2) having wing assembly struts (5) interconnected at node points (4) and each drive unit (3) having an electric motor (6) and a propeller (7) that is operatively connected to the electric motor (6). each drive unit (4) having an electric motor (5) and a propeller (6) that is operatively connected to the electric motor (5)A number of the drive units (3) are arranged outside the node points (4).

A vertical take-off and landing airport system includes a plurality of ground and off-ground platforms. The vertical take-off and landing airport system also includes a final approach and take-off area. The vertical take-off and landing airport system also includes a drive configured to move the ground and off-ground platform relative to the final approach and take-off area.

The utility model relates to the technical field of ladder body gap adjustment, in particular to a passenger boarding ladder body gap adjusting device which comprises a connecting frame, a roller and an adjusting assembly, the roller is installed on the connecting frame through the adjusting assembly, the adjusting assembly comprises a pin shaft, a swing plate, a pin rod, an adjusting block, a control component and a connecting component, and the pin shaft is rotationally connected with the connecting frame. The pin rod penetrates through the connecting frame and is fixedly connected with the swing plate, the adjusting block is in sliding connection with the connecting frame and is located on the side, away from the swing plate, of the connecting frame, the control component controls the adjusting block to move, and the connecting component is connected with the pin rod and the adjusting block. The problems that in the prior art, due to the fact that a hole disc is fixed in the mode that a bolt is matched with the hole disc, the hole disc can only rotate at a fixed angle, the adjusting step length is determined by the distribution position of hole positions, and accurate micro adjustment is difficult to achieve are solved.

Disclosed is a structure for refuelling aircraft with cryogenic fuel the structure comprising a walkway 12 for personnel and a pipe work arrangement 14 attached to the walkway. The pipe work arrangeme

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.

The method includes: controlling unmanned aerial vehicle to be aligned with ground orbit in destination site and continue to fly at predetermined flight altitude, in response to the unmanned aerial vehicle flying to first preset airspace near the destination site; controlling the unmanned aerial vehicle to be separated from first cabin carried by the unmanned aerial vehicle and place the separated first cabin at first position of lifting platform of shuttle vehicle driving along the ground orbit and controlling the unmanned aerial vehicle to be combined with second cabin carried at second position of the lifting platform, in response to the unmanned aerial vehicle flying to position directly above the first position and being in relatively static state with the shuttle vehicle; and controlling the unmanned aerial vehicle to fly to next destination site, in response to completion of the combination of the unmanned aerial vehicle and the second cabin.

To provide efficient and compact vertiport system.SOLUTION: According to the present invention, a vertiport system may be efficient and compact since a plurality of activities typically performed in different spaces and different timings are integrated in one space and time period. For example, while an aircraft is moved from a landing zone to a takeoff zone, the aircraft can be charged at the same time as the moving. In addition, while the aircraft is moved, change of occupants is performed. As a result, a compact vertiport system can correspond to a small space, for example, the uppermost part of a building or a small land.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

The invention relates to a charging station (2) for a vertical take-off and landing aircraft (1) comprising one or more energy stores, the station having a charging device for transferring electrical energy to the energy store or stores. The invention also relates to a combined charging station (12) for vertical take-off and landing aircraft, each aircraft comprising one or more energy stores, the combined charging station (12) having multiple charging stations.