Patent ID: 8515656
Filing Date: 2013-08-20
Classification: B64D,G01M,Y02T

Abstract:
1. A cargo loading and monitoring system for an aircraft having a plurality of separate cargo compartments, the system comprising: (a) a first processor in communication with a plurality of power drive units located within a first cargo compartment; (b) a second processor in communication with a plurality of power drive units located within a second cargo compartment, the second cargo compartment being separate from the first cargo compartment; (c) a first cargo monitoring display unit located in the first cargo compartment, the first cargo monitoring display unit being in communication with the second processor and capable of: (i) displaying information received from the power drive units located in both cargo compartments, and (ii) controlling operation of the power drive units located in both cargo compartments; and (d) a second cargo monitoring display unit located in the second cargo compartment, the second cargo monitoring display unit being in communication with the first processor and capable of: (i) displaying information received from the power drive units located in both cargo compartments, and (ii) controlling operation of the power drive units located in both cargo compartments.