A system, method, apparatus, and software for an uncrewed aerial freighter technology is provided. The technology includes an aircraft designed to carry only cargo, and operates either remotely or autonomously. The technology includes a software system to control the flight as well as refueling, landing, takeoff, and disposing and receiving of materials and containers. The technology includes a tracking system, using blockchain technology, of the materials, aircraft, and other features.

Enhanced systems and methods for collision avoidance of a high value asset with reflective beacons around it using multi-sensor data fusion on a mobile industrial vehicle. The system has a sensing processing system with a LiDAR and camera sensors, and a multi-processor module responsive to the different sensors. The sensing processing system fuses the different sensor data to locate the reflective beacons. A model predictive controller on the vehicle determines possible control solutions where each defines a threshold allowable speed for the vehicle at discrete moments based upon an estimated path to a breaching point projected from the reflective beacons, and then identifies an optimal one of the control solutions based upon a performance cost function and associated with an optimal threshold allowable speed. The system has a vehicle actuator configured to respond and alter vehicle movement to avoid a collision when the vehicle exceeds the optimal threshold allowable speed.

A system for monitoring and maintaining aircraft cargos includes a plurality of master control panels each operatively connected with at least one Line Replaceable Unit (LRU) operating in a cargo compartment of an aircraft, and at least one unit load device (ULD). The at least one ULD and at least one LRU are configured to move a cargo unit in the cargo compartment based on a control signal from the master control panel. The system also includes a command unit operatively connected with each control panel of the plurality of master control panels. The command unit includes a processor configured to retrieve a status of the cargo from each of the plurality of master control panels, and display, on an output device, a status of the at least one ULD of a plurality of ULDs and a status of the at least one LRU via the processor.

The present invention discloses a disruptive low capital and operational cost logistics system and method that provides for fast and massive delivery of e-commerce merchandise, including same day delivery, of thousands of items and packages, in extensive geographical areas, such as whole states, countries and continents, reducing the need for building, operating, or using multiple fulfillment warehouses located near the consumers as in traditional e-commerce logistics, creating a revolution in the e-commerce industry worldwide. In a disruptive manner, the systems and methods of the present invention facilitate the logistics for e-commerce delivery processes, and also may allow at the same time reducing the use of massive quantities of cardboard packages that are used for protection and containment for e-commerce orders, being sustainably beneficial for the e-commerce market, the environment, and the consumer. This is achieved by the use of multibox packages that are configured to contain a set of products including orders from different consumers and not necessarily having individual packages for individual consumers, where such multibox packages are sorted at the origin in a Central Fulfillment Center.

A container deck of a trailer includes a front mounting floor, a central elevating floor, a rear mounting floor and a rear elevating floor, the central elevating floor is capable of loading and unloading the aviation container from the left or right side of the trailer vehicle body, the rear elevating floor is capable of loading and unloading the aviation container from any of the left and right sides and rear end, the front and rear mounting floors are provided with a roller conveyor for movably placing the container and a roller conveyor and a fixed side guide for slidably engaged the container, the central elevating floor is rotatable, the rear elevating floor includes a turntable and a ball conveyor, the central elevating floor and the rear elevating floor are capable to move up and down a single container.

The present invention discloses a disruptive low capital and operational cost logistics system and method that provides for fast and massive delivery of e-commerce merchandise, including same day delivery, of thousands of items and packages, in extensive geographical areas, such as whole states, countries and continents, reducing the need for building, operating, or using multiple fulfillment warehouses located near the consumers as in traditional e-commerce logistics, creating a revolution in the e-commerce industry worldwide. In a disruptive manner, the systems and methods of the present invention facilitate the logistics for e-commerce delivery processes, and also may allow at the same time reducing the use of massive quantities of cardboard packages that are used for protection and containment for e-commerce orders, being sustainably beneficial for the e-commerce market, the environment, and the consumer. This is achieved by the use of multibox packages that are configured to contain a set of products including orders from different consumers and not necessarily having individual packages for individual consumers, where such multibox packages are sorted at the origin in a Central Fulfillment Center.

An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) has a wing assembly that is coupled to a cargo carrying pod. The pod has a pallet storage volume and an aerodynamic outer surface. The wing assembly has wings that are coupled to rotor booms that include motors and rotors. A tail assembly is coupled to tail booms that extend back from the wings. Rudders are coupled to the rear portions of the tail booms and an elevator is coupled to top portions of the rudders. The elevator is at least 84 inches high and the rudders are at least 48 apart so that a forklift can drive under the elevator and between the rudders to a rear door of the pod to place cargo on a pallet into the storage area of the pod.

A dolly assembly comprises a base, a plurality of pneumatic cylinders connected to the base, a plurality of wheel assemblies connected to the plurality of pneumatic cylinders, and a pressure relief mechanism. The base has an outer surface configured to support cargo. The pressure relief mechanism is configured to bleed pressure from the plurality of pneumatic cylinders when the base is oriented at or exceeding a set angle.

A cargo management system may include an air cushion cargo shuttle, an air cushion cargo shuttle, an air blower configured to blow air beneath the air cushion cargo shuttle and a shuttle drive unit that interacts with a linear guide rail and configured to cause linear motion, wherein the shuttle drive unit is configured for self-propulsion.

The present invention discloses a disruptive low capital and operational cost logistics system and method that provides for fast and massive delivery of e-commerce merchandise, including same day delivery, of thousands of items and packages, in extensive geographical areas, such as whole states, countries and continents, reducing the need for building, operating, or using multiple fulfillment warehouses located near the consumers as in traditional e-commerce logistics, creating a revolution in the e-commerce industry worldwide. In a disruptive manner, the systems and methods of the present invention facilitate the logistics for e-commerce delivery processes, and also may allow at the same time reducing the use of massive quantities of cardboard packages that are used for protection and containment for e-commerce orders, being sustainably beneficial for the e-commerce market, the environment, and the consumer. This is achieved by the use of multibox packages that are configured to contain a set of products including orders from different consumers and not necessarily having individual packages for individual consumers, where such multibox packages are sorted at the origin in a Central Fulfillment Center.