US 11,987,482 B2
Aircraft cargo handling system with distributed antenna system and mobile cargo controller
Michael T. Reich, Jamestown, ND (US)
Assigned to GOODRICH CORPORATION, Charlotte, NC (US)
Filed by GOODRICH CORPORATION, Charlotte, NC (US)
Filed on Feb. 18, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/675,726.
Prior Publication US 2023/0264933 A1, Aug. 24, 2023
Int. Cl. B66F 9/075 (2006.01); B64D 9/00 (2006.01); G05B 15/02 (2006.01); H01Q 21/00 (2006.01)
CPC B66F 9/07581 (2013.01) [B64D 9/00 (2013.01); G05B 15/02 (2013.01); H01Q 21/0006 (2013.01); B64D 2009/006 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A cargo handling system, comprising:
a cargo bay comprising a cargo deck, a first sidewall, and a second sidewall, wherein said first sidewall and said second sidewall each have a length dimension that coincides with a first dimension, wherein said first sidewall and said second sidewall are spaced from each other in a second dimension that corresponds with a width dimension of said cargo bay;
a plurality of power drive units associated with said cargo deck;
a central longitudinal region location between said first and second sidewalls in said second dimension and extending longitudinally in said first dimension;
a distributed antenna system comprising a first antenna and a second antenna that are each disposed in said central longitudinal region and that are separate antennas, wherein said first antenna and said second antenna occupy different positions in said first dimension; and
a base station operatively interconnected with each of said first antenna, said second antenna, and said plurality of power drive units.