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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 03, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 22, 2017
Applicant:
Goodrich Corporation, Charlotte, NC (US);
Inventors:
Scott Harms, Ypsilanti, ND (US);
Shad Kish, Jamestown, ND (US);
Assignee:
GOODRICH CORPORATION, Charlotte, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64D 9/00 (2006.01); G06K 7/10 (2006.01); B65G 13/02 (2006.01); G05B 19/042 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64D 9/00 (2013.01); B65G 13/02 (2013.01); G05B 19/042 (2013.01); G06K 7/10366 (2013.01); B64D 2009/006 (2013.01); B65G 2203/046 (2013.01); G05B 2219/21028 (2013.01); G05B 2219/21053 (2013.01); G05B 2219/2621 (2013.01);
Abstract
A cargo handling system may have power drive unit (PDU), which may include a motor and a PDU controller. The PDU controller may be in communication with the motor and configured to receive a command signal including an address corresponding to a location of the PDU. The PDU controller may comprise a radio frequency identification (RFID) reader. The PDU controller may be configured to determine the location of the PDU by reading an RFID tag.