Beacon docking system with visual guidance display
First Claim
1. A system for aligning an aircraft-engaging end of a passenger boarding bridge to a doorway that is disposed along a lateral surface of an aircraft, comprising:
- a bridge controller for aligning automatically the aircraft-engaging end of the passenger boarding bridge to the doorway;
a control module disposed aboard the aircraft for receiving from a user aboard the aircraft an input signal that is indicative of an emergency stop request;
a transmitter disposed aboard the aircraft and in communication with the control module, the transmitter for receiving from the control module a signal relating to the emergency stop request and for transmitting a control signal in dependence thereon; and
, a receiver disposed at a location that is remote from the aircraft, the receiver in communication with the bridge controller for receiving the transmitted control signal and for automatically providing the transmitted control signal to the bridge controller.
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Abstract
A method of aligning a passenger boarding bridge to a doorway of an aircraft comprises initiating an automated alignment process for aligning the aircraft-engaging end of the passenger boarding bridge to the doorway. An input signal is received from a user aboard the aircraft, which is indicative of an emergency stop request. A control signal relating to the input signal is transmitted using a transmitter that is disposed aboard the aircraft. The control signal is received at a location that is remote from the aircraft, and the control signal subsequently is provided to a bridge controller of the passenger boarding bridge. The automated alignment process currently in progress is stopped in response to receiving the control signal at the bridge controller.
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19 Claims
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1. A system for aligning an aircraft-engaging end of a passenger boarding bridge to a doorway that is disposed along a lateral surface of an aircraft, comprising:
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a bridge controller for aligning automatically the aircraft-engaging end of the passenger boarding bridge to the doorway;
a control module disposed aboard the aircraft for receiving from a user aboard the aircraft an input signal that is indicative of an emergency stop request;
a transmitter disposed aboard the aircraft and in communication with the control module, the transmitter for receiving from the control module a signal relating to the emergency stop request and for transmitting a control signal in dependence thereon; and
,a receiver disposed at a location that is remote from the aircraft, the receiver in communication with the bridge controller for receiving the transmitted control signal and for automatically providing the transmitted control signal to the bridge controller. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of aligning an aircraft-engaging end of a passenger boarding bridge to a doorway that is disposed along a lateral surface of an aircraft, the method comprising:
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initiating an automated alignment process for aligning the aircraft-engaging end of the passenger boarding bridge to the doorway that disposed along the lateral surface of the aircraft;
receiving from a user aboard the aircraft an input signal that is indicative of an emergency stop request;
transmitting a control signal relating to the input signal using a transmitter that is disposed aboard the aircraft;
receiving the control signal at a location that is remote from the aircraft;
providing the control signal to a bridge controller of the passenger boarding bridge; and
,stopping the automated alignment process currently in progress in response to receiving the control signal at the bridge controller. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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