DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE POSITION OF A MOVABLE TRANSPORTATION UNIT
First Claim
1. A device for determining the position of a movable transportation unit, comprising:
- a movable transportation unit; and
a detection means,wherein the transportation unit has a recess for receiving a locking unit to lock the transportation unit, andwherein the detection means is configured to detect when the recess in the movable transportation unit is in a position for engagement with the locking unit.
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Abstract
A device and a method for determining the position of a movable transportation unit are described. The device and the method are suitable for accurately detecting the position, automatically fixing loads in position and/or loading and unloading transportation units in aircraft in a relatively quick manner. The device includes a movable transportation unit and a detection means. The transportation unit has a recess for receiving a locking unit in order to lock the transportation unit. The detection means detects when the recess in the movable transportation unit is in a position for engagement with the locking unit. The method for determining the position of a movable transportation unit includes moving the transportation unit from an initial position into a target position, providing the locking unit at the target position of the transportation unit, and locking the locking unit by the engagement thereof in the recess in the transportation unit.
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10 Claims
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1. A device for determining the position of a movable transportation unit, comprising:
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a movable transportation unit; and a detection means, wherein the transportation unit has a recess for receiving a locking unit to lock the transportation unit, and wherein the detection means is configured to detect when the recess in the movable transportation unit is in a position for engagement with the locking unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for determining the position of a movable transportation unit, comprising:
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providing the movable transportation unit; wherein the transportation unit has a recess for receiving a locking unit to lock the transportation unit, providing a detection means; and determining, by the detection means, the position of the transportation unit when the recess in the movable transportation unit is in a position for engagement with the locking unit. - View Dependent Claims (10)
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