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Improved aircraft docking system

A technology of aircraft and docking stations, which is applied to aircraft parts, aircraft ground control, aircraft traffic control, etc., can solve problems such as increasing costs, and achieve the effects of avoiding interference, efficient airport operation, and realizing airport operation

Active Publication Date: 2011-04-20
SAFEGATE INT OESTERSUND
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Another disadvantage of this scheme is the increased cost due to the provision of multiple expensive visibility gauges

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[0028] figure 1 A view from above of the location of the airport is schematically shown. Terminal 101 , which may be a passenger terminal and / or a cargo terminal, is configured with a first aircraft docking system 115 and a second aircraft docking system 117 . A first docking station 103 and a second docking station 105 are located at each docking system 115 and 117, respectively. Although in figure 1 The docking stations are indicated by dotted lines, but these lines do not represent actual markings on the ground, but should only be understood as an aid in reading this instruction manual.

[0029] In addition, although figure 1 Both docking systems 115, 117 are shown attached to the docking station 101, however, alternative configurations include docking systems not directly attached to the docking station, but to any other suitable means at the docking station. Indeed, a docking station may not be directly associated with a specific terminal, but may be associated with a...

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An aircraft docking system (115, 117) is configured to be located at a docking site (103, 105). The system comprises distance determining means configured to determine, using electromagnetic radiation signal reception means, at least a distance between the system and an aircraft (111, 113). The distance determining means are further configured to measure at least one property of a receiver signalreceived by the signal reception means, the property being related to the visibility at the docking site, compare said measure of the at least one receiver signal property with a threshold value and,depending on the comparison, provide a signal indicative of whether or not the visibility at the docking site is good enough to allow safe docking of the aircraft.

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technical field [0001] The invention relates to an aircraft docking system at a docking station, said system comprising distance determining means for determining at least the distance between the system and the aircraft. Background technique [0002] In recent years, the need for efficient operations at airports has intensified, and with it, automatic aircraft docking systems have emerged at many airports to replace the need to manually marshal aircraft to gates. [0003] The technologies on which automatic docking systems are often based are more or less affected by reduced visibility, for example due to fog or precipitation. The expression "visibility" is interpreted as the atmospheric transmittance of electromagnetic radiation of the relevant wavelength. An example of such a system is disclosed in US Patent 6,563,432, where a system for detecting and determining the distance to an aircraft scans an area at a doorway with laser pulses. The reflected laser pulses are ana...

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Patent Type & Authority Patents(China)
IPC IPC(8): G08G5/06B64F1/00
CPCG08G5/0082G08G5/0026B64F1/002G08G5/06B64F1/00
Inventor L·密尔加德
Owner SAFEGATE INT OESTERSUND