	US 11,834,198 B2
	Autonomous system for air cargo end-to-end operations
Zamira A Daw Perez, Albany, CA (US); Alessandro Pinto, Kensington, CA (US); Richa Varma, El Cerrito, CA (US); Xiaobin Zhang, Morgan Hill, CA (US); and Binu M Nair, San Mateo, CA (US)
Assigned to GOODRICH CORPORATION, Charlotte, NC (US)
Filed by GOODRICH CORPORATION, Charlotte, NC (US)
Filed on Nov. 29, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/071,538.
Application 18/071,538 is a division of application No. 17/188,192, filed on Mar. 1, 2021, granted, now 11,535,397.
Application 17/188,192 is a continuation of application No. 16/166,705, filed on Oct. 22, 2018, granted, now 10,994,865, issued on May 4, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0120320 A1, Apr. 20, 2023
Int. Cl. B64F 1/32 (2006.01); B65G 67/00 (2006.01); G05D 1/02 (2020.01); G05D 1/00 (2006.01); H04W 4/02 (2018.01)

CPC B64F 1/32 (2013.01) [B65G 67/00 (2013.01); B65G 2814/0398 (2013.01); G05D 1/0088 (2013.01); G05D 1/0268 (2013.01); G05D 2201/0216 (2013.01); H04W 4/025 (2013.01)]

3 Claims

1. An autonomous method of handling a cargo unit, the autonomous method comprising:

transmitting, via a network, a first location corresponding to an initial location of a cargo unit to a transportation unit;

transmitting, via the network, a second location corresponding to a cargo unit destination location to the transportation unit;

moving the transportation unit to the first location;

loading the cargo unit onto the transportation unit;

transporting, via the transportation unit, the cargo unit from the first location to a lift unit;

lifting, via the lift unit, the transportation unit and the cargo unit to an elevation of a cargo deck of an aircraft;

detaching the transportation unit from the lift unit in response to reaching the elevation of the cargo deck; and

transporting the cargo unit throughout a cargo bay of the aircraft to the second location.