An electronic system and method controls automatic or semi-automatic docking of a vehicle with a given docking area, applicable, in particular, to the docking of an airport vehicle, such as a baggage belt loader, a catering vehicle, etc., to the fuselage of an aircraft, for example to the door of such an aircraft. The given docking area comprises at least one target. The system includes first determination device configured to determine the position of the docking area by determining the type of target from a set of given types and its position, second determination device configured to determine a guide path for guiding the vehicle towards the given docking area depending on the position of the docking area, and third determination device configured to determine the type of docking destination, the second determination device being capable of determining one or more exclusion areas depending on the type of docking destination, by comparing the type of docking destination with types of docking destination, stored in a database in association with exclusion areas, such that the guide path for guiding the vehicle towards the given docking area does not pass into any of the exclusion areas.

A ground handling facility (1) for passenger-transporting aircraft (100), in particular vertical takeoff and landing multicopters, including: at least one first platform (2) which is designed as a landing platform (2) for a passenger-transporting aircraft (100), wherein a) the at least one first platform is simultaneously designed as a takeoff platform for a passenger-transporting aircraft (100), or b) wherein a second platform (3) is provided which is designed as a takeoff platform (3) for a passenger-transporting aircraft (100); at least one region (4) which is designed as weather protection for the passengers and the aircraft (100), in particular by provision of a canopy; and at least one conveying device (5.1; 5.2; 5.3) for the aircraft (100) that is designed to move the aircraft (100) from the landing platform (2) through the region (4) to the takeoff platform (3), in which region there is provided at least one station (6.1-6.4) which is configured for a predetermined interaction with the aircraft (100).

A ground handling facility (1) for passenger-transporting aircraft (100), in particular vertical takeoff and landing multicopters, including: at least one first platform (2) which is designed as a landing platform (2) for a passenger-transporting aircraft (100), wherein a) the at least one first platform is simultaneously designed as a takeoff platform for a passenger-transporting aircraft (100), or b) wherein a second platform (3) is provided which is designed as a takeoff platform (3) for a passenger-transporting aircraft (100); at least one region (4) which is designed as weather protection for the passengers and the aircraft (100), in particular by provision of a canopy; and at least one conveying device (5.1; 5.2; 5.3) for the aircraft (100) that is designed to move the aircraft (100) from the landing platform (2) through the region (4) to the takeoff platform (3), in which region there is provided at least one station (6.1-6.4) which is configured for a predetermined interaction with the aircraft (100).

Systems and methods for providing a centralized interface to facilitate end-to-end management of airport mobility services. A mobility request inventory of a mobility services platform is modified to register a mobility service request with the mobility services platform. A mobility resource is assigned to the mobility service request using location information of a passenger and a mobility resource inventory of the mobility services platform. A pickup request is transmitted to a ground handler system that identifies the mobility service request and the assigned mobility resource. A status of the mobility service request in a reservation record of the passenger based on data received from the ground handler system.

Systems and methods for providing a centralized interface to facilitate end-to-end management of airport mobility services. A mobility request inventory of a mobility services platform is modified to register a mobility service request with the mobility services platform. A mobility resource is assigned to the mobility service request using location information of a passenger and a mobility resource inventory of the mobility services platform. A pickup request is transmitted to a ground handler system that identifies the mobility service request and the assigned mobility resource. A status of the mobility service request in a reservation record of the passenger based on data received from the ground handler system.

A ground service vehicle system employs autonomous vehicles that can be reconfigured with interchangeable service modules to provide different services. The autonomous service vehicles can be remotely controlled and dispatched in swarms to provide different services at a location.

A method for boarding passengers on a vehicle that includes providing an organization area and a passenger vehicle, the passenger vehicle having a plurality of rows between a front row and a back row, positioning a passenger display in the organization area, displaying, on the passenger display, a boarding pattern identifying a first group and a second group for boarding passengers onto the passenger vehicle, and instructing passengers to exit the organization area and enter the passenger vehicle in the boarding pattern identified by the passenger display. The first group is directed to occupy a first set of rows before the second group is directed to occupy a second set of rows and two adjacent rows of the first set of rows are separated from one another by at least one row of the second set of rows.

A method for boarding passengers on a vehicle that includes providing an organization area and a passenger vehicle, the passenger vehicle having a plurality of rows between a front row and a back row, positioning a passenger display in the organization area, displaying, on the passenger display, a boarding pattern identifying a first group and a second group for boarding passengers onto the passenger vehicle, and instructing passengers to exit the organization area and enter the passenger vehicle in the boarding pattern identified by the passenger display. The first group is directed to occupy a first set of rows before the second group is directed to occupy a second set of rows and two adjacent rows of the first set of rows are separated from one another by at least one row of the second set of rows.

A passenger transport system has a pod adapted to carry passengers or articles and a first attachment interface, a plurality of transport vehicles, each adapted to couple to the passenger pod, a first entry station adapted to load a passenger or articles into the pod, a plurality of exchange points, and a final destination station adapted to unload the passenger or articles from the pod carried by the transport vehicle. The pod with a passenger or articles is loaded at the first entry station travels on transport vehicles between individual ones of the exchange stations, until arriving at the final destination station where the passenger or the articles are unloaded, the passenger or articles remaining in the pod through all exchanges between transport vehicles.

A passenger transport system has a pod adapted to carry passengers or articles and a first attachment interface, a plurality of transport vehicles, each adapted to couple to the passenger pod, a first entry station adapted to load a passenger or articles into the pod, a plurality of exchange points, and a final destination station adapted to unload the passenger or articles from the pod carried by the transport vehicle. The pod with a passenger or articles is loaded at the first entry station travels on transport vehicles between individual ones of the exchange stations, until arriving at the final destination station where the passenger or the articles are unloaded, the passenger or articles remaining in the pod through all exchanges between transport vehicles.