Multi directional input cargo moving system
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1. A cargo loading system, comprising:
- a non-transitory memory communicating with a processor, the non-transitory memory having instructions stored thereon that, in response to execution by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising;
partitioning, by the processor, a cargo hold into a forward partition and an aft partition;
reading, by the processor, a first input from a first joystick and a second input from a second joystick;
determining, by the processor, a modulus of the first input and a direction of the first input;
controlling, by the processor, the first input to a first power drive unit (PDU) in the forward partition by,applying, by the processor, the modulus as a throttle of the first PDU;
applying, by the processor, the direction of the first input into the direction of the first PDU; and
applying, by the processor, the second input to a second PDU in the aft partition.
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Abstract
A cargo loading system may comprise a non-transitory memory communicating with a processor, the non-transitory memory having instructions stored thereon that, in response to execution by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations. The operations may comprise partitioning a cargo hold into a forward partition and an aft partition, reading a first input from a first joystick and a second input from a second joystick, mapping the first input to a first power drive unit (PDU) in the forward partition, and mapping the second input to a second PDU in the aft partition.
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1. A cargo loading system, comprising:
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a non-transitory memory communicating with a processor, the non-transitory memory having instructions stored thereon that, in response to execution by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising; partitioning, by the processor, a cargo hold into a forward partition and an aft partition; reading, by the processor, a first input from a first joystick and a second input from a second joystick; determining, by the processor, a modulus of the first input and a direction of the first input; controlling, by the processor, the first input to a first power drive unit (PDU) in the forward partition by, applying, by the processor, the modulus as a throttle of the first PDU; applying, by the processor, the direction of the first input into the direction of the first PDU; and applying, by the processor, the second input to a second PDU in the aft partition. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method of loading an aircraft, comprising:
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estimating a centroid of a cargo; partitioning a cargo hold into a forward partition forward of the centroid and an aft partition aft of the centroid; reading a first input from a first joystick and a second input from a second joystick; applying the first input to a first power drive unit (PDU) in the forward partition to control the first PDU; and applying the second input to a second PDU in the aft partition to control the second PDU. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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