A boom conveyor includes a boom that carries a conveyor, a support structure for the boom, a rear pivot joint that connects a rear end of the boom to the support structure, and a pivot drive that controls pivoting movement of the boom about the rear pivot joint. The boom conveyor apparatus includes an operator platform and an attachment mechanism at a front end of the boom whereby the operator platform may be attached to the boom or detached therefrom. The attachment mechanism includes a leveling mechanism that is configured to apply a leveling adjustment to the operator platform.

A mono-rail crane system (and a corresponding operation method) for use in an aircraft. The crane system comprises a first longitudinal mono-rail installable on the underside of a rear cargo door of the airplane parallel to the longitudinal axis of the rear cargo door; a second longitudinal mono-rail, which is installable on a cargo hold ceiling of the aircraft, and, in the fully opened state of the rear cargo door, in aligned continuity with the first longitudinal mono-rail so that the longitudinal axes of the first and second longitudinal mono-rails coincide to form one common longitudinal axis; a crane mobile equipment configured to be moved along the first and second longitudinal mono-rails in order to hoist and transfer the load; and a linear actuator configured to advance and retreat the second longitudinal monorail towards and away from the first longitudinal monorail.

An exemplary embodiment may provide a robotic powered cargo handling system. An embodiment may implement a pallet-lift mechanism to lift cargo or pallets. Powered rollers may be embedded into the forks of a pallet-lift mechanism and on top of the vehicle body. An exemplary embodiment may be fully autonomous. A user or software may direct the vehicle to a pallet or piece of cargo and set a destination for the cargo. Sensors, cameras, GPS, and computer vision may be implemented to navigate and avoid obstacles. An exemplary embodiment may include independent 4-wheel steering, 4 corner height adjustment, in-hub electric motors, and pneumatic or solid tires.

A landing pad for an unmanned aerial vehicle (“UAV”) is disclosed. The landing pad includes a support structure, a charging pad, and a plurality of movable UAV supports. The charging pad is coupled to the support structure and able to move relative to the support structure. The UAV supports are also coupled to the support structure and configured to translate along the support structure from a first position to a second position. When the UAV supports are in the first position, the charging pad supports the UAV. When the UAV supports are in the second position, the charging pad is lowered and the UAV supports then provide support to the UAV.

The present invention includes a mobile robot which transports a container configured of having a cargo contained therein to an air vehicle, loads the container at a predetermined loading place of the air vehicle, unloads the container from the air vehicle, identifies the unloaded container, and transports the identified container to a predetermined location.

A public transportation system combines a unique combination of components that includes interoperable electric-powered vehicles, facilities, hardware and software having specifications, standards, processes, capabilities, nomenclature, and concepts of operations that together include a concerted, comprehensive, multi-modal, future system for moving people and goods that is herein named Quiet Urban Air Delivery (QUAD) and in which uniquely-capable, ultra-quiet, one to six-seat, electrically-powered, autonomous aircraft (SkyQarts) fly sub-193 kilometer trips on precise trajectories with negligible control latency and perform extremely short take-offs and landings (ESTOL) with curved traffic patterns at a highly-distributed network of very small, airports (“SkyNests”) that themselves have standardized compatible facilities that interoperate with SkyQarts as well as with versatile, autonomous electric-powered payload carts (EPCs) and robotic delivery carts (RDCs) to provide safe, fast, on-demand, community-acceptable, environmentally friendly, high-capacity, affordable door-to-door delivery of both passengers and cargo across urban, suburban and rural settings across the globe.

A Drone Landing Pad (DLP) allows landing a drone or delivering a parcel and includes an interior platform which lowers into the DLP or a cushioned interior platform, and an upper platform above the interior platform which opens to receive parcels and closes to protect parcels. The DLP may include two way communication with drones to provide a DLP position and receive drone position and ETA. The DLP position may be programmed into a DLP processor, or may be a GPS position when the DLP is movable to different locations. An optical landing aid may be provided to guide the drone to the DLP in a safe and reliable manner and confirm the DLP, for example an optical landing aid affixed or painted on the DLP. The DLP may be equipped with solar paneling for self-sustaining continuous charge or include battery backup and direct power options to ensure safe delivery.

An industrial truck includes a loading platform onto which and from which a load is pushable in a direction, and masts which are arranged opposed to each other. The masts lift, lower, and guide the loading platform, which is arranged between the masts, in a lifting and lowering direction. Each of the masts has guide profiles, each of which has an inner cross-section with a side surface which extends in the lifting and lowering direction and which is perpendicular to the direction. The loading platform has at least one guide element for each of the guide profiles. The at least one guide element slides and/or rolls on the side surface of the respective guide profile.

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 air container from the left or right side of the trailer vehicle body, the rear elevating floor is capable of loading and unloading the air 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.

A public transportation system combines a unique combination of components that includes interoperable electric-powered vehicles, facilities, hardware and software having specifications, standards, processes, capabilities, nomenclature, and concepts of operations that together include a concerted, comprehensive, multi-modal, future system for moving people and goods that is herein named Quiet Urban Air Delivery (QUAD) and in which uniquely-capable, ultra-quiet, one to six-seat, electrically-powered, autonomous aircraft (SkyQarts) fly sub-193 kilometer trips on precise trajectories with negligible control latency and perform extremely short take-offs and landings (ESTOL) with curved traffic patterns at a highly-distributed network of very small, airports (“SkyNests”) that themselves have standardized compatible facilities that interoperate with SkyQarts as well as with versatile, autonomous electric-powered payload carts (EPCs) and robotic delivery carts (RDCs) to provide safe, fast, on-demand, community-acceptable, environmentally friendly, high-capacity, affordable door-to-door delivery of both passengers and cargo across urban, suburban and rural settings across the globe.