Goodrich Corporation

Xiaobin Zhang

Zamira A Daw Perez

Alessandro Pinto

Richa Varma

Binu M Nair

Aaron James Roberts

Scott P Harms

The present disclosure provides a cargo handling system. The cargo handling system comprises a first cargo handling robot and a second cargo handling robot, wherein the first cargo handling robot and the second cargo handling robot are configured to transport a cargo unit from a first position to a second position, the first cargo handling robot and the second cargo handling robot configured to move in two dimensions about a cargo deck.

Multi-robots system for cargo handling

The present disclosure provides an end-to-end cargo handling system. The end-to-end cargo handling system comprises a transportation unit comprising a first sensing agent, a lift unit comprising a second sensing agent, and a control module in communication with the transportation unit and the lift unit via a network, wherein the transportation unit and the lift unit are configured to move a cargo unit from a first location to a second location autonomously.

Autonomous system for air cargo end-to-end operations

An autonomous cargo handling system having a sensor self-calibration system may comprise a sensing agent configured to monitor a sensing zone, and a system controller in electronic communication with the first sensing agent. The system controller may be configured to receive structural cargo deck data from the first sensing agent, generate a real-time cargo deck model, identify a cargo deck component in the real-time cargo deck model, and determine a position of the sensing agent relative to the cargo deck component.

Self-calibrating multi-sensor cargo handling system and method

A system for estimating mass of a ULD while on-board a vessel includes a system controller energizing one or more PDUs in communication with a conveyance surface of the vessel, the PDUs applying first and second forces to the ULD and transmitting first and second force parameters to a system integrator, one or more sensors measuring first and second accelerations of the ULD when the ULD moves into one or more sensing zones as a result of the forces and transmits first and second acceleration parameters to the system integrator, and the system integrator, which receives the first and second force parameters, and the first and second acceleration parameters, and calculates the mass of the ULD while the ULD is on-board the vessel by performing regression analysis on ordered pairs including the first force parameter and the first acceleration parameter, and the second force parameter and the second acceleration parameter.

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Morgan Hill, CA, United States of America

Xiaobin Zhang