In some embodiments, a computer-implemented method of controlling autonomous movement of a mobile object in an aircraft operating area is provided. An autonomous control computing system receives an image from a digital camera positioned to view at least a portion of the mobile object. The autonomous control computing system provides the image to a machine learning model to detect within the image one or more self objects and one or more intruder objects. The one or more self objects are affixed to the mobile object. The autonomous control computing system predicts future locations for the self objects based on a navigation path for the mobile object. In response to detecting an overlap between the future locations for the self objects and the intruder objects, the autonomous control computing system alters the navigation path to prevent a collision between the self objects and the intruder objects.

A stopping system for a cab of boarding bridges for accessing aircraft and ships, which boarding bridge comprise a round structure (1) to which the cab (2) is attached with rotational capabilities, having stopping means made up of a cab rotation blocking mechanism, formed by a linearly movable lance (12), and of a coupling part (11) for said lance, that is integral to and rotates with the cab (2). The movement of the lance is controlled by a sensor that detects the operations of the cab drive mechanism.

A method for automatically undocking a passenger boarding bridge that is located in a docked position at a door of an aircraft, includes detecting a start signal to start the undocking procedure, confirming safety conditions, and automatically moving the passenger boarding bridge from the docking position to a parking position.

A boarding bridge includes: a fixed tunnel of which one end is connected to a terminal or an extended fixed tunnel; and a rotunda of which one end is connected to the other end of the fixed tunnel and which is supported by a rotunda column. The rotunda column is driven to raise or lower the rotunda.

An air passenger stair or an air passenger bridge (1) with an approximately U-shaped portal frame (3) disposed on the front end of the air passenger stair or bridge (1) for receiving a canopy roof (10), the canopy roof comprising at least one bellows (5) and an actuation device (9) for the bellows, wherein, in order to connect at least the actuation device (9) of the canopy roof (10) with the portal frame (10), an adapter device is disposed on the portal frame (3).

In some embodiments, a computer-implemented method of controlling autonomous movement of a mobile object in an aircraft operating area is provided. An autonomous control computing system receives an image from a digital camera positioned to view at least a portion of the mobile object. The autonomous control computing system provides the image to a machine learning model to detect within the image one or more self objects and one or more intruder objects. The one or more self objects are affixed to the mobile object. The autonomous control computing system predicts future locations for the self objects based on a navigation path for the mobile object. In response to detecting an overlap between the future locations for the self objects and the intruder objects, the autonomous control computing system alters the navigation path to prevent a collision between the self objects and the intruder objects.

Provided is a passenger boarding bridge monitoring device, for passenger boarding bridges each including: a rotunda; a tunnel unit; a travel device; a cab; and detectors that detect a rotational angle of the rotunda and the cab and a length of the tunnel unit. The monitoring device calculates a current position of a virtual line based on detection values of the respective detectors of the one bridge, the virtual line being shifted outward from a profile of the one bridge and conforming to the profile; calculates a current position of a virtual line based on detection values of the respective detectors of the other bridge, the virtual line either extending along or being shifted outward from a profile of the other bridge; and determines whether or not the two virtual lines are in a state of crossing each other, and if so, performs a first coming-close hindering process.

A system for automatically determining a distance to an object in a two-dimensional image of an aircraft operating area. The system includes one or more processors configured to acquire at least one image captured by at least one camera of the aircraft operating area, detect the object in the at least one image where an identifier of the object and a component of the object are visible in the at least one image, acquire a dimension of the component of the object based on the identifier, determine a size of the component in the at least one image, and determine the distance between the component of the object and the at least one camera based on the dimension of the component and the size of the component in the at least one image.

A gangway for a multi-car vehicle has a bellows attached to an endframe and a crimping element attached to the endframe. The crimping element has a crimping mouth. A part of the bellows is inserted into and held inside the crimping mouth. The crimping mouth is defined by two sidewalls arranged next to each other and joined together at one of their ends by a bottom wall, and not joined together at opposite ends to provide an opening of the crimping mouth. The crimping mouth causes the part of the bellows that is held inside the crimping mouth to be pinched together, and is of a material having spring properties such that one of the side walls can be moved away from the other one of the side walls only by tensioning the side walls against a restoring force provided by the spring properties of the crimping element.

A coupling module as an interface between an air passenger bridge or air passenger stairs and the fuselage of an aircraft has a floor and at least the floor has a floor bumper at an end facing the aircraft fuselage. The floor bumper has a floor bumper segment that is arranged at the coupling module pivotable about a joint having a horizontal axis.