A system is provided that guides aircraft driven with landing gear wheel-mounted electric taxi drive systems without reliance on airport ground personnel to park the aircraft parallel to an airport terminal with connections to multiple passenger loading bridges, automatically docks the aircraft, and connects the multiple loading bridges to multiple forward and rear doors. Cooperative on-aircraft monitoring systems, airport docking systems, loading bridge and terminal monitoring systems, and processors are integrated to use real time information and guide the aircraft to safely maneuver into and automatically dock in a parallel orientation at a parking location with multiple aircraft forward and rear doors connected to multiple loading bridges. The system may automatically undock the aircraft and retract the loading bridges and guide the electric taxi drive system-driven aircraft out of the parking location without reliance on airport ground personnel.

A system is provided that guides aircraft driven with landing gear wheel-mounted electric taxi drive systems without reliance on airport ground personnel to park the aircraft parallel to an airport terminal with connections to multiple passenger loading bridges, automatically docks the aircraft, and connects the multiple loading bridges to multiple forward and rear doors. Cooperative on-aircraft monitoring systems, airport docking systems, loading bridge and terminal monitoring systems, and processors are integrated to use real time information and guide the aircraft to safely maneuver into and automatically dock in a parallel orientation at a parking location with multiple aircraft forward and rear doors connected to multiple loading bridges. The system may automatically undock the aircraft and retract the loading bridges and guide the electric taxi drive system-driven aircraft out of the parking location without reliance on airport ground personnel.

The innovation relates to a passenger boarding bridge which contains at least one stationary segment and at least one movable segment, in particular a plurality of segments movable relative to one another, wherein each segment has wall, floor and roof elements, and, in the transition region of individual segments, transition element, which are possibly extending at an angle, are provided on the floor side, characterized in that safely elements formed in the manner of railings are provided in wall-side sections of the wall elements of the segments and are positioned on the wall-side sections of the individual segments in such a way that a relative movement of the segments with respect to one another can be carried out unimpeded.

The innovation relates to a passenger boarding bridge which contains at least one stationary segment and at least one movable segment, in particular a plurality of segments movable relative to one another, wherein each segment has wall, floor and roof elements, and, in the transition region of individual segments, transition element, which are possibly extending at an angle, are provided on the floor side, characterized in that safely elements formed in the manner of railings are provided in wall-side sections of the wall elements of the segments and are positioned on the wall-side sections of the individual segments in such a way that a relative movement of the segments with respect to one another can be carried out unimpeded.

A transfer system for transferring luggage into a vehicle having a freight hold opening and a passenger compartment opening arranged at the same level outside the vehicle. The system has a luggage transfer element and a passenger bridge, wherein the passenger bridge has a transition zone that can be simultaneously connected to the freight hold opening and the passenger compartment opening. The luggage transfer element has a housing module for receiving luggage, and a movement module for transferring the luggage transfer element. The luggage transfer element can be transferred through the transition zone and the freight hold opening by way of the movement module. The system avoids delays as the passengers are boarding and simplifies the transfer of luggage into a freight hold.

A transfer system for transferring luggage into a vehicle having a freight hold opening and a passenger compartment opening arranged at the same level outside the vehicle. The system has a luggage transfer element and a passenger bridge, wherein the passenger bridge has a transition zone that can be simultaneously connected to the freight hold opening and the passenger compartment opening. The luggage transfer element has a housing module for receiving luggage, and a movement module for transferring the luggage transfer element. The luggage transfer element can be transferred through the transition zone and the freight hold opening by way of the movement module. The system avoids delays as the passengers are boarding and simplifies the transfer of luggage into a freight hold.

A passenger boarding bridge for docking a cab with an aircraft. The passenger boarding bridge includes: a tunnel unit; a cab; a drive wheel provided on the tunnel unit or the cab; a rotational mechanism configured to rotate the cab; a controller configured to control the drive wheel and the rotational mechanism; a camera configured to capture an image of an entrance of an aircraft; and an entrance position calculator configured to detect the entrance of the aircraft based on the image and calculate horizontal positional information of the entrance. The controller is, when the cab is at a predetermined standby position from which the cab starts moving at a time of performing docking of the cab with the entrance, configured to: calculate a target position based on the horizontal positional information; and move the cab from the standby position to the target position.

A passenger boarding bridge for docking a cab with an aircraft. The passenger boarding bridge includes: a tunnel unit; a cab; a drive wheel provided on the tunnel unit or the cab; a rotational mechanism configured to rotate the cab; a controller configured to control the drive wheel and the rotational mechanism; a camera configured to capture an image of an entrance of an aircraft; and an entrance position calculator configured to detect the entrance of the aircraft based on the image and calculate horizontal positional information of the entrance. The controller is, when the cab is at a predetermined standby position from which the cab starts moving at a time of performing docking of the cab with the entrance, configured to: calculate a target position based on the horizontal positional information; and move the cab from the standby position to the target position.

The innovation relates to a passenger boarding bridge which contains at least one stationary segment and at least one movable segment, in particular a plurality of segments movable relative to one another, wherein each segment has wall, floor and roof elements, and, in the transition region of individual segments, transition element, which are possibly extending at an angle, are provided on the floor side, characterized in that safely elements formed in the manner of railings are provided in wall-side sections of the wall elements of the segments and are positioned on the wall-side sections of the individual segments in such a way that a relative movement of the segments with respect to one another can be carried out unimpeded.

The innovation relates to a passenger boarding bridge which contains at least one stationary segment and at least one movable segment, in particular a plurality of segments movable relative to one another, wherein each segment has wall, floor and roof elements, and, in the transition region of individual segments, transition element, which are possibly extending at an angle, are provided on the floor side, characterized in that safely elements formed in the manner of railings are provided in wall-side sections of the wall elements of the segments and are positioned on the wall-side sections of the individual segments in such a way that a relative movement of the segments with respect to one another can be carried out unimpeded.