KR102209264B1 - Multiple boarding bridge remote operating system and method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

A system for remote driving multiple boarding bridges according to an embodiment includes: a plurality of boarding bridges disposed on a site; A measuring unit provided on each of the plurality of boarding bridges and measuring an approach state of the boarding bridge to an aircraft; A field console unit provided on each of the plurality of boarding bridges and configured to operate the boarding bridge at the site; A field communication unit provided at the site and communicating with the site console unit and the measurement unit; A communication unit for a monitoring room provided in the monitoring room and communicating with the on-site communication unit; A plurality of monitoring room console units provided in the monitoring room and configured to remotely operate the plurality of boarding bridges; And a distribution unit that communicates with the communication unit for the monitoring room and distributes the operation authority of the boarding bridge to any one of the plurality of monitoring room console units in consideration of aircraft operation information.

Description

Multiple boarding bridge remote driving system and its method {MULTIPLE BOARDING BRIDGE REMOTE OPERATING SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREOF}

The following embodiments relate to a system and method for remote driving multiple boarding bridges.

The boarding bridge is a mechanical bridge device that provides convenience for passengers to move between the airport's passenger terminal and aircraft. In the conventional boarding bridge, the length and angle of the boarding bridge are adjusted with a joystick in a cabin for driving the boarding bridge in a cabin disposed on the side of an aircraft, and the height of the boarding bridge is adjusted by operating a lift button. The boarding bridge connects the passenger terminal and the aircraft entrance so that passengers can move between the aircraft and the passenger terminal.

In order to drive the boarding bridge, the boarding bridge driver is in charge of two or three boarding bridges per person, and is deployed at the site, and the boarding bridge driver is operated to take charge of the entrance and migration of the boarding bridge. However, since the distance between the steering wheel of the boarding bridge is usually 60-100m apart, it is impossible to drive a boarding bridge with many drivers.If arrival and departure overlap among boarding bridges, one person drives one boarding bridge and then goes to the next location. There were inconveniences such as having to run a distance of ~100m, and accordingly, it required a lot of driver.

In addition, in order to monitor the driving status of the boarding bridge separately from the boarding bridge driver, a boarding bridge status monitoring manpower is arranged in the monitoring room. Personnel in the monitoring room perform daily inspections and preventive maintenance, and when an error or failure report is received while driving the boarding bridge, it is operated by dispatching to the boarding bridge for diagnosis and repair. As described above, there is a problem in that the operation and maintenance of the boarding bridge are dualized and operated, and accordingly, a large number of manpower is required, and a separate office and management organization for each personnel are required.

The above-described background technology is possessed or acquired by the inventor in the process of deriving the present invention, and is not necessarily a known technology disclosed to the general public prior to filing the present invention.

An object of an embodiment is to provide a multiple boarding bridge remote driving system and method capable of remotely driving a plurality of boarding bridges.

An object of an embodiment is to provide a multiple boarding bridge remote driving system and method for automatically assigning a boarding bridge to be remotely driven to a driver.

An object of an embodiment is to provide a multiple boarding bridge remote driving system and method capable of remotely driving a plurality of airports in one place.

A system for remote driving multiple boarding bridges according to an embodiment includes: a plurality of boarding bridges disposed on a site; A measuring unit provided on each of the plurality of boarding bridges and measuring an approach state of the boarding bridge to an aircraft; A field console unit provided on each of the plurality of boarding bridges and configured to operate the boarding bridge at the site; A field communication unit provided at the site and communicating with the site console unit and the measurement unit; A communication unit for a monitoring room provided in the monitoring room and communicating with the on-site communication unit; A plurality of monitoring room console units provided in the monitoring room and configured to remotely operate the plurality of boarding bridges; And a distribution unit that communicates with the communication unit for the monitoring room and distributes the operation authority of the boarding bridge to any one of the plurality of monitoring room console units in consideration of aircraft operation information.

The distribution unit may distribute the control authority of the boarding bridge to a console unit for a monitoring room having a longest waiting time among the console units for a plurality of monitoring rooms.

When the operation of the boarding bridge is terminated, the monitoring room console unit may transmit an end time to the distribution unit, and the distribution unit may count the waiting time of the monitoring room console unit from the end time.

The boarding bridge may further include a control unit for controlling the driving of the boarding bridge in consideration of an approach state of the boarding bridge to the aircraft measured by the measurement unit.

The measuring unit includes a proximity sensor measuring a distance between the boarding bridge and the aircraft, and the control unit may reduce the moving speed of the boarding bridge when the measured value measured by the proximity sensor is less than a set value. .

The measuring unit includes a contact sensing unit for sensing contact between the boarding bridge and the aircraft, and the control unit may stop the movement of the boarding bridge when a contact is detected by the contact sensing unit.

When a driving priority mode is input to the on-site console unit, the distribution unit may block a remote control authority for the monitoring room console unit and distribute the control authority for the boarding bridge to the on-site console unit.

The distribution unit may distribute the control authority of the boarding bridge except for the console unit for the monitoring room in which the away mode is input among the console units for the plurality of monitoring rooms.

The distribution unit may receive flight information from an aircraft operation information system (FIS), allocate the access point of the boarding bridge based on the arrival time of the aircraft, and allocate the crossing of the boarding bridge based on the departure time of the aircraft. have.

The measurement unit may include an upper cabin camera and a lower cabin camera installed at the top and bottom of the cabin, respectively, to monitor the state of the bumper installed at the end of the cabin of the boarding bridge; And it may include a boarding bridge front camera installed in the direction of the aircraft inside the cabin.

A system for remote driving multiple boarding bridges according to an embodiment includes: a boarding bridge having at least one or more at each of a plurality of airports; A distribution unit provided at each of the plurality of airports and receiving an access state of the boarding bridge to the aircraft; A plurality of integrated cab console units for remotely operating the boarding bridges provided in the plurality of airports; And an integrated distribution unit that communicates with the distribution unit provided at each of the plurality of airports and distributes the operation authority of the boarding bridge to any one of the plurality of integrated cab console units in consideration of flight information.

The integrated distribution unit may distribute the control authority of the boarding bridge to a console unit for an integrated cab having the longest waiting time among the plurality of united cab console units in consideration of departure and arrival times of the aircraft for each gate.

A method for remotely driving multiple boarding bridges according to an embodiment uses a plurality of boarding bridges and a plurality of consoles for monitoring rooms for remotely operating the plurality of boarding bridges, and considers departure and arrival times of aircraft for each gate. Thus, distributing the operation authority of the boarding bridge to any one of the plurality of monitoring room console units; Providing information on the access state of the boarding bridge to the aircraft to the monitoring room console unit: and remotely controlling the boarding bridge using the monitoring room console unit.

The distributing may include counting a waiting time based on a time at which the operation of the boarding bridge is terminated by the console unit for the monitoring room; And distributing the control authority of the boarding bridge to the console for the monitoring room having the longest waiting time among the consoles for the plurality of monitoring rooms.

Providing information on the access state may include providing a screen for photographing a lower portion of the boarding bridge; Providing a screen for photographing the entrance and exit of the aircraft in the cabin of the boarding bridge; Providing information on the distance between the boarding bridge and the aircraft; Providing a screen for photographing a bumper installed at an end of the cabin floor of the boarding bridge; And providing information about whether the boarding bridge and the aircraft are in contact with each other.

The remote control may include reducing a moving speed of the boarding bridge when the distance between the boarding bridge and the aircraft is less than a set value.

The remote control may further include stopping the movement of the boarding bridge when a contact between the boarding bridge and the aircraft is sensed.

The system and method for remote driving of multiple boarding bridges according to an embodiment may remotely drive a plurality of boarding bridges in a separate place other than a site.

The system and method for remote driving multiple boarding bridges according to an exemplary embodiment can efficiently distribute boarding bridges to be remotely operated in the order of a long waiting time.

The remote driving system and method for multiple boarding bridges according to an embodiment may be operated with a small number of personnel, and information exchange on the status of the boarding bridge may be advantageous because the driver and maintenance personnel can work together in one place. .

In the remote driving system and method for multiple boarding bridges according to an embodiment, since a plurality of airports can be remotely driven from one place, an airport with a small number of boarding bridges can be efficiently operated.

The effects of the multiple boarding bridge remote driving system and the method according to an exemplary embodiment are not limited to those mentioned above, and other effects not mentioned will be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the following description.

The following drawings attached to the present specification illustrate a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and serve to further understand the technical idea of the present invention together with the detailed description of the present invention, so the present invention is limited to the matters described in such drawings. It is limited and should not be interpreted.
1 is a side view of a boarding bridge and an aircraft according to an embodiment.
2 is an enlarged view of a side view of a boarding bridge and an aircraft according to an embodiment.
3 is a block diagram of a system for remote driving multiple boarding bridges according to an exemplary embodiment.
4 is a layout diagram of a system for remote driving multiple boarding bridges according to an exemplary embodiment.
5 is a block diagram of a system for remote driving multiple boarding bridges applied to multiple airports according to an exemplary embodiment.
6 to 9 are flowcharts illustrating a method of remotely driving a multiple boarding bridge according to an exemplary embodiment.

Hereinafter, embodiments will be described in detail through exemplary drawings. In adding reference numerals to elements of each drawing, it should be noted that the same elements are assigned the same numerals as possible even if they are indicated on different drawings. In addition, in describing the embodiment, if it is determined that a detailed description of a related known configuration or function interferes with the understanding of the embodiment, a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

In addition, in describing the constituent elements of the embodiment, terms such as first, second, A, B, (a) and (b) may be used. These terms are only used to distinguish the component from other components, and the nature, order, or order of the component is not limited by the term. When a component is described as being "connected", "coupled" or "connected" to another component, that component may be directly connected or connected to that other component, but another component between each component It should be understood that may be “connected”, “coupled” or “connected”.

Components included in one embodiment and components including common functions will be described using the same name in other embodiments. Unless otherwise stated, descriptions in one embodiment may be applied to other embodiments, and detailed descriptions in the overlapping range will be omitted.

1 is a side view of a boarding bridge and an aircraft according to an embodiment. 2 is an enlarged view of a side view of a boarding bridge and an aircraft according to an embodiment. 3 is a block diagram of a system for remote driving multiple boarding bridges according to an exemplary embodiment. 4 is a layout diagram of a system for remote driving multiple boarding bridges according to an exemplary embodiment.

1 to 4, the system 1 for remote driving multiple boarding bridges according to an embodiment may remotely drive a plurality of boarding bridges. The multiple boarding bridge remote driving system 1 may receive information about the access status of the boarding bridge 10 and the aircraft P from the site, and remotely drive the boarding bridge 10 from the monitoring room. The multiple boarding bridge remote driving system 1 may assign driving of the boarding bridge 10 to the monitoring room in consideration of the navigation information.

The multiple boarding bridge remote driving system 1 according to an embodiment includes a boarding bridge 10, a measurement unit 11, a console unit 12 for a site, a communication unit 13 for a site, a communication unit 14 for a monitoring room, and a monitoring room. It may include a console unit 15, a distribution unit 16 and a control unit 17.

The boarding bridge 10 may provide convenience for passengers to move between the passenger terminal of the airport and the aircraft P. A plurality of boarding bridges 10 may be provided at each airport. The boarding bridge 10 may include a cabin 101, a rotunda 102 and a lift column 103. A driver in the field may drive the boarding bridge 10 in the field using the console unit 12 for the field. When the aircraft P stops at the main line of the airport stand, the driver at the site operates the up and down height movement button of the on-site console unit 12 to move the lift column 103 up and down, so that the cabin floor in front of the boarding bridge ( 1011) The height of the end can be adjusted to the height of the entrance of the aircraft (P). The on-site driver moves the lift column 103 in the direction of the aircraft (P) by using the joystick of the on-site console unit 12, and adjusts the boarding bridge 10 to the aircraft ( P) can be encountered. The driver at the site may move the boarding bridge 10 by a backward motion of the joystick while the boarding bridge 10 is in contact.

In order for the driver to remotely drive the boarding bridge 10 in the monitoring room, the driver must be able to accurately check and determine the site situation, as the driver drives in the field. To this end, the measurement unit 11 may measure the access state of the boarding bridge 10 to the aircraft P, and provide information about this to the driver of the field or the monitoring room. The access state is information about the situation around the boarding bridge 10 and the aircraft P, the position of the aircraft P relative to the boarding bridge 10, the proximity or contact of the boarding bridge 10 and the aircraft P, etc. It may include. The information measured by the measurement unit 11 may be transmitted to the field communication unit 13, received by the communication unit 14 for the monitoring room, and provided to the driver of the monitoring room through the monitor of the console unit 15 for the monitoring room. The measuring unit 11 may be provided on each of the plurality of boarding bridges 10.

The measuring unit 11 includes a proximity sensor 111, a contact sensing unit 112, an upper cabin camera 113, a lower cabin camera 114, a front camera 115 for a boarding bridge, a camera 116 for a lower boarding bridge, and an aircraft. It may include a front camera 117.

The lower boarding bridge camera 116 may photograph the lower part of the boarding bridge. The lower boarding bridge camera 116 may be installed in a place where the periphery of the lower wheel of the lift column 103 can be checked around the lower wheel of the lift column 103 so that the situation under the boarding bridge 10 can be recognized at a glance. For example, the camera 116 under the boarding bridge may be installed under the rotunda 102 toward the lift column 103. The screen photographed by the camera 116 under the boarding bridge may be provided to the driver in the field or the monitoring room. When moving the boarding bridge 10 to the aircraft P, the driver can check whether there is an obstacle or a person under the boarding bridge 10 through the camera 116 under the boarding bridge.

The boarding bridge front camera 115 may photograph the cabin floor 1011 and the entrance of the aircraft P from the inside of the cabin 101. For example, the boarding bridge front camera 115 may be installed in the direction of the aircraft P under the hood of the cabin 101. The screen photographed by the boarding bridge front camera 115 may be provided to a driver in the field or in the monitoring room. The driver may advance the boarding bridge 10 toward the aircraft P while checking the cabin floor 1011 and the entrance of the aircraft P through the boarding bridge front camera 115.

The aircraft front camera 117 may be located in front of the aircraft stand. For example, the aircraft front camera 117 may be installed in a passenger terminal so as to be located in front of an aircraft stand. The aircraft front camera 117 is close to the stand of the aircraft P and grasps the overall activity situation until the aircraft P enters and stops the stand or while the aircraft P is facing the boarding bridge 10. It has a purpose. Accordingly, the aircraft front camera 117 is installed in front of the aircraft main line, and can photograph the state of the aircraft P entering or exiting the apron. A screen photographed by the front camera 117 of the aircraft may be provided to a driver in the field or a monitoring room. The driver can check the overall state of the aircraft P entering or leaving the apron through the aircraft front camera 117.

The proximity sensor 111 may measure the distance between the boarding bridge 10 and the aircraft P. The proximity sensor 111 may measure a distance between the cabin 101 and the aircraft P, for example. The proximity sensor 111 may be installed under the cabin floor 1011. The measured value measured by the proximity sensor 111 may be provided to a driver in a field or a monitoring room.

The contact sensing unit 112 may detect contact between the boarding bridge 10 and the aircraft P. The contact sensing unit 112 may include a bumper 1121 and a limit switch 1122. The bumper 1121 may be installed at an end of the cabin floor 1011. When the bumper 1121 is in contact with the aircraft P, it may be elastically deformed for cushioning. The limit switch 1122 may detect whether the boarding bridge 10 and the aircraft P are in contact or the contact strength. The limit switch 1122 may be installed at an end of the cabin floor 1011. When the boarding bridge 10 and the aircraft P are in contact, the limit switch 1122 is pressed, and a signal indicating whether a contact exists or a contact strength may be generated. The signal generated by the limit switch 1122 may be provided to a driver in a field or a monitoring room.

The upper and lower cabin cameras 113 and 114 may be installed on the upper and lower sides of the cabin 101 in order to monitor the state of the bumper 1121. The upper cabin camera 113 is installed above the cabin 101 and can look down the bumper 1121. The lower cabin camera 114 is installed under the cabin 101 and can look up at the bumper 1121. Screens photographed by the upper cabin camera 113 and the lower cabin camera 114 may be provided to a driver in a field or a monitoring room. The driver can check the state of the bumper 1121 through the upper cabin camera 113 and the lower cabin camera 114. The driver can stop the boarding bridge 10 at the correct position while checking how close the bumper 1121 has approached the fuselage of the aircraft P. In addition, different lengths or colors are displayed on the screens photographed by the upper cabin camera 113 and the lower cabin camera 114 at regular intervals at the ends of the cabin floor 1011, so that the driver can accurately view the screen while the boarding bridge 10 And the separation distance of the aircraft (P) can be recognized. For example, 5cm to 10cm from the end of the cabin floor 1011 may be displayed in different lengths or colors on screens photographed by the upper cabin camera 113 and the lower cabin camera 114. This configuration can play an auxiliary role so that the driver can accurately recognize the separation distance.

The driver of the monitoring room can receive various access status information for the aircraft P of the boarding bridge 10 measured through various cameras and sensors of the measurement unit 11, so that the driver on the site You may be provided with much more information than when driving in, and accordingly, it may be possible to perform more accurate and safe driving.

The boarding bridge 10 may be provided with an on-site console unit 12 for manipulating the boarding bridge 10 at the site. The on-site console unit 12 may be provided on each of the plurality of boarding bridges 10. A driver at the site may drive or control the boarding bridge 10 using the console unit 12 for the site. The console unit 12 for the field may include a vertical height movement button and a joystick. The on-site console unit 12 may include a monitor that displays status information of the boarding bridge 10 or information measured by the measurement unit 11.

Field communication unit 13 may be provided in the field. The field communication unit 13 may communicate with the field console unit 12 and the measurement unit 11. That is, the field communication unit 13 may exchange information with the field console unit 12 and the measurement unit 11. For example, the field communication unit 13 may receive measured information from the measurement unit 11 and transmit it to the monitoring room communication unit 14. The field communication unit 13 may receive information input to the field console unit 12 and transmit it to the monitoring room communication unit 14. In addition, the field communication unit 13 may exchange information with the communication unit 14 for a monitoring room. The field communication unit 13 may transmit information received from the monitoring room communication unit 14 to the field console unit 12. The on-site communication unit 13 may communicate with a plurality of on-site console units 12 and measurement units 11 according to the communication acceptance limit.

The communication unit 14 for the monitoring room may be provided in the monitoring room. The communication unit 14 for the monitoring room may communicate with the communication unit 13 for the field. That is, the communication unit 14 for the monitoring room may exchange information with the communication unit 13 for the field. For example, the communication unit 14 for the monitoring room receives information input to the field console unit 12 and the information measured by the measurement unit 11 from the field communication unit 13, and transmits it to the distribution unit 16. have. In addition, the monitoring room communication unit 14 may transmit the information received from the distribution unit 16 to the field communication unit 13. The communication unit 14 for the monitoring room may be connected to correspond to the communication unit 13 for the field.

The monitoring room may be provided with a console unit 15 for a monitoring room for remotely operating the boarding bridge 10. A plurality of console units 15 for monitoring rooms may be provided. One driver may be disposed in each of the plurality of monitoring room console units 15. The console unit 15 for the monitoring room may include a console device that inputs a command for driving or controlling the boarding bridge 10 and a monitor that displays information measured by the measurement unit 11. The driver of the monitoring room can remotely drive the boarding bridge 10 by operating the console device while checking the access status of the boarding bridge 10 to the aircraft P through the monitor of the console unit 15 for the monitoring room. . For example, in the monitor of the console unit 15 for the monitoring room, the front camera 117 of the aircraft, the camera under the boarding bridge 116, the camera in front of the boarding bridge 115, the camera above the cabin 113, and the camera below the cabin 114 The screen of is displayed, and information about the distance between the boarding bridge 10 and the aircraft P measured by the proximity sensor 111 and the signal generated by the limit switch 1122 may be displayed.

The distribution unit 16 may distribute the operation authority of the boarding bridge 10 to any one of the plurality of monitoring room console units 15. The distribution unit 16 may communicate with the communication unit 14 for the monitoring room and the console unit 15 for the monitoring room. The distribution unit 16 may transmit information received from the monitoring room communication unit 14 (eg, information measured by the measurement unit 11) to the monitoring room console unit 15. The distribution unit 16 may transmit information received from the monitoring room console unit 15 to the monitoring room communication unit 14. The distribution unit 16 may receive aircraft flight information from an aircraft flight information system (FIS). The flight operation information may include information on departure and arrival times of aircraft for each gate. The distribution unit 16 may distribute the operation authority of the boarding bridge 10 to any one of the plurality of monitoring room console units 15 in consideration of aircraft operation information. For example, the distribution unit 16 considers the departure and arrival time of the aircraft for each gate, and transfers the operation authority of the boarding bridge 10 of the corresponding gate to the console unit 15 for the monitoring room a certain time before the departure or arrival time. Can be distributed. Preferably, the distribution unit 16 may complete distribution 5 minutes before the departure or arrival time of the aircraft. In addition, the distribution unit 16 may allocate the junction of the boarding bridge 10 based on the arrival time of the aircraft, and may allocate the crossing of the boarding bridge 10 based on the departure time of the aircraft. A driver disposed in the console unit 15 for a monitoring room to which an operation authority is assigned may remotely drive the boarding bridge 10 through the console unit 15 for a monitoring room. According to this configuration, before the departure or arrival of the aircraft, the control authority of the boarding bridge 10 is distributed to the driver of the monitoring room, and the driver can remotely drive the boarding bridge 10.

When the driver completes the driving of the distributed boarding bridge 10, an end signal may be input to the console unit 15 for the monitoring room. The end signal can be the criterion for the driver waiting time. When the end signal is input, the driving may be terminated except for an operation signal of sensors such as an auto leveler and safety tissue of the boarding bridge 10.

The distribution unit 16 may distribute the operation authority of the boarding bridge 10 to the console unit 15 for a monitoring room having the longest waiting time among the console unit 15 for a plurality of monitoring rooms. The waiting time may mean a time during which the console unit 15 for the monitoring room has been in a standby state after completing the operation of the boarding bridge 10. When the operation of the boarding bridge 10 is finished, the console unit 15 for the monitoring room may transmit the end time to the distribution unit 16. For example, the end time may mean a time point at which the end signal is input to the console unit 15 for the monitoring room. The distribution unit 16 may count the waiting time of the console unit 15 for the monitoring room from the received end time. The distribution unit 16 distributes the operation authority of the boarding bridge 10 to the console unit 15 for the monitoring room having the longest waiting time among the console unit 15 for the monitoring room, thereby reducing the workload of the driver of the monitoring room. , It can improve work efficiency.

The distribution unit 16 may pre-distribute the operation authority of the boarding bridge 10 to the console unit 15 for a monitoring room in standby or in operation according to the scheduled departure and arrival time of the aircraft. On the monitor of the console unit 15 for the monitoring room, boarding bridges 10 to be assigned in the future may be displayed in chronological order.

Meanwhile, the on-site console unit 12 may include a driving priority mode. When the driving priority mode is input to the on-site console unit 12, the distribution unit 16 blocks the remote control authority of the console unit 15 for the monitoring room, and the control authority of the boarding bridge 10 on the site console unit 12 Can be distributed. For example, the on-site personnel may input the driving priority mode for maintenance of the boarding bridge 10 or the like. When the driving priority mode is input, remote control through the console unit 15 for the monitoring room becomes impossible, and the boarding bridge 10 can be operated only through the on-site console unit 12 provided in the boarding bridge 10 Can be set. In addition, when the driving priority mode is input, the distribution unit 16 may not distribute the operation authority of the boarding bridge 10 to the console unit 15 for the monitoring room until canceled.

In addition, an away mode may be included in the on-site console unit 12 or the monitoring room console unit 15. For example, when the driver is away for a toilet or meal, the driver may input the away mode to the console unit 12 for the field or the console unit 15 for the monitoring room. When the away mode is input to the on-site console unit 12 or the monitoring room console unit 15, the corresponding driver can be excluded from the driving assignment of the boarding bridge 10 until the away mode is released. That is, the distribution unit 16 may distribute the control authority of the boarding bridge 10 except for the console unit 15 for the monitoring room, in which the away mode is input, among the plurality of console unit 15 for the monitoring room. When the away mode is released in the console unit 15 for the monitoring room, the console unit 15 for the monitoring room may automatically return to the driving assignment.

The controller 17 may control the driving of the boarding bridge 10 in consideration of the access state of the boarding bridge 10 to the aircraft P measured by the measurement unit 11. The control unit 17 may be provided for each boarding bridge 10. The control unit 17 may set the normal movement speed of the boarding bridge 10. When the measured value measured by the proximity sensor 111 is less than the set value, the control unit 17 may reduce the moving speed of the boarding bridge 10 regardless of the operation of the driver in the field or the monitoring room. For example, when the boarding bridge 10 is close to the aircraft P within 1m, the controller 17 may reduce the moving speed of the boarding bridge 10 to half of the normal moving speed. According to this configuration, it is possible to prevent an accident in which the boarding bridge 10 and the aircraft P impulse.

When a contact is sensed by the contact detection unit 112, the control unit 17 may stop the movement of the boarding bridge 10 regardless of the operation of the driver in the field or the monitoring room. For example, when the limit switch 1122 detects a contact signal, the controller 17 may stop the movement of the boarding bridge 10. The control unit 17 may set an allowable range of the contact strength sensed by the limit switch 1122 so that the movement of the boarding bridge 10 can be stopped within the buffering deformation range of the bumper 1121. For example, the control unit 17 only when the contact strength detected by the limit switch 1122 exceeds the set value so that the movement of the boarding bridge 10 can be stopped within the buffer deformation range of the bumper 1121 , It is possible to stop the movement of the boarding bridge 10. On the other hand, in the case of a small aircraft, when the boarding bridge 10 and the aircraft P come into contact, an unreasonable force may be transmitted to the aircraft P even with a small shaking of the boarding bridge 10. The boarding bridge 10 may be stopped at a position where 1121 is slightly spaced from the aircraft P. That is, when the measured value measured by the proximity sensor 111 becomes less than the set value, the control unit 17 may stop the movement of the boarding bridge 10 regardless of the operation of the driver in the field or the monitoring room. In this case, the set value serving as the reference for stopping may be set smaller than the setting value serving as the reference for decreasing the moving speed. According to this configuration, even if there is a mistake in the driver's operation, an accident in which the boarding bridge 10 collides with the aircraft P can be prevented.

The multiple boarding bridge remote driving system 1 may be arranged as shown in FIG. 4. Four boarding bridges 10 may be disposed on the left and right sides of the three boarding wings protruding from the airport building. The site may mean a place where the aircraft P and the boarding bridge 10 are arranged. The surveillance room may mean a certain place in an airport building. The information measured by the measurement unit 11 disposed on each boarding bridge 10 may be transmitted to the communication unit 14 for the monitoring room through the communication unit 13 for the field. The distribution unit 16 may collect all the information received from the communication unit 14 for each monitoring room, and distribute the remote control authority of each boarding bridge 10 to the console unit 15 for each monitoring room. The distribution unit 16 may receive flight information from an aircraft flight information system (FIS). A driver disposed in the monitoring room may remotely drive the boarding bridge 10 through the console unit 15 for a monitoring room assigned with remote control authority.

5 is a block diagram of a system for remote driving multiple boarding bridges applied to multiple airports according to an exemplary embodiment.

The multiple boarding bridge remote driving system 2 applied to multiple airports according to an embodiment may be configured to remotely drive a boarding bridge provided in a plurality of airports from an integrated cab located at any one location. Due to the small number of boarding bridges, there may be small airports where manpower efficiency is poor when staffing at the boarding bridge site. In this case, by remotely driving the boarding bridge of each airport from an integrated cab located at any one location, efficiency of operation can be achieved.

The multiple boarding bridge remote driving system 2 according to an embodiment may include a boarding bridge 20, a distribution unit 26, a console unit 28 for an integrated cab, and an integrated distribution unit 29.

At least one boarding bridge 20 may be provided in each of the plurality of airports I. The boarding bridge 20 may be provided with the same console unit, measurement unit, and control unit for the field as described above. For example, the plurality of airports I may include Jeju Airport, Wuhan Airport, Gwangju Airport, or Yeosu Airport. Alternatively, the plurality of airports I may include airports of a plurality of countries.

The distribution unit 26 is provided at each of the plurality of airports I, and may be provided with an access state of the boarding bridge 20 to the aircraft. As described above, the distribution unit 26 may be provided with the access state of the boarding bridge 20 to the aircraft measured by the measurement unit through the field communication unit and the monitoring room communication unit.

The integrated operation room may be provided in any one of the plurality of airports (I) or in a separate place. The integrated cab may be provided with a console unit 28 for an integrated cab for remotely operating the boarding bridges 20 provided in a plurality of airports (I). A plurality of console units 28 for an integrated cab may be provided. A driver placed in the integrated cab can remotely drive the boarding bridge 20 using the console unit 28 for the integrated cab while checking information on the access state of the boarding bridge 20 that has been transmitted to the aircraft.

The integrated distribution unit 29 communicates with the distribution unit 26 provided at each of the plurality of airports (I), and in consideration of flight information, the boarding bridge 20 is connected to any one of the plurality of integrated cab console units 28. You can distribute the operation authority of The operation authority distributed by the integrated distribution unit 29 may be connected to the corresponding boarding bridge 20 through the distribution unit 26 of each airport (I). For example, the integrated distribution unit 29 may perform communication through the Internet or an intranet network. The integrated distribution unit 29 considers the departure and arrival times of the aircraft for each gate, and the boarding bridge 20 is placed on the console unit 28 for the integrated cab with the longest waiting time among the console units 28 for a plurality of integrated cabs. You can distribute the operation authority of The integrated distribution unit 29 may perform the same function as the distribution unit described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 4.

6 to 9 are flowcharts illustrating a method of remotely driving a multiple boarding bridge according to an exemplary embodiment.

The remote driving method 300 for multiple boarding bridges according to an embodiment may use a plurality of boarding bridges and a plurality of console units for monitoring rooms for remotely operating the multiple boarding bridges. The remote driving method 300 for multiple boarding bridges according to an embodiment may include a step 310 of distributing a boarding bridge operation authority, a step of providing access state information 320, and a step 330 of remote control of the boarding bridge.

Step 310 may be a step of distributing the operation authority of the boarding bridge to any one of the plurality of console units for the monitoring room in consideration of the departure and arrival times of the aircraft for each gate. For each gate, the control authority of the boarding bridge may be distributed to any one of the console units for a plurality of monitoring rooms before a predetermined time before the departure or arrival of the aircraft.

Step 310 may include a waiting time counting step 311 and an operation right distribution step 312 in consideration of the waiting time.

Step 311 may be a step of counting a waiting time based on a time when the operation of the boarding bridge of the console unit for the monitoring room is terminated. Step 312 may be a step of disassembling the control authority of the boarding bridge to the console unit for the monitoring room having the longest waiting time among the console units for the plurality of monitoring rooms. According to such distribution, it is possible to reduce the work burden of the driver in the monitoring room and increase work efficiency.

Step 320 may be a step of providing information on the access state of the boarding bridge to the aircraft to the console for the monitoring room. The access state of the boarding bridge to the aircraft may include information about the situation around the boarding bridge and the aircraft, the position of the aircraft with respect to the boarding bridge, and whether the boarding bridge and the aircraft are in proximity or contact. In step 320, a step of providing a photographing screen under the boarding bridge 321, a step of providing a photographing screen for entrances 322, a step of providing distance information 323, a step of providing a bumper photographing screen 324, and a step 325 of providing contact information Can include.

Step 321 may be a step of providing a screen for photographing the lower part of the boarding bridge. Step 322 may be a step of providing a screen for photographing the entrance and exit of the aircraft in the cabin of the boarding bridge. Step 323 may be a step of providing information on the distance between the boarding bridge and the aircraft. Step 324 may be a step of providing a screen for photographing a bumper installed at an end of the cabin floor of the boarding bridge. Step 325 may be a step of providing information on whether the boarding bridge and the aircraft are in contact.

Step 330 may be a step of remotely controlling the boarding bridge using the console for the monitoring room. Step 330 may include a speed reduction step 331 and a movement stop step 332.

Step 331 may be a step of reducing the driving speed of the boarding bridge, regardless of the operation of the console unit for the monitoring room, when the distance between the boarding bridge and the aircraft is less than the set value. Step 332 may be a step of stopping movement of the boarding bridge, regardless of the operation of the console unit for the monitoring room, when contact between the boarding bridge and the aircraft is detected. According to this method, even if there is a mistake in the driver's operation, an accident in which the boarding bridge collides with the aircraft can be prevented and prevented.

As described above, although the embodiments have been described by the limited drawings, various modifications and variations are possible from the above description to those of ordinary skill in the art. For example, the described techniques are performed in a different order from the described method, and/or components such as the described structure, device, etc. are combined or combined in a form different from the described method, or in other components or equivalents. Even if substituted or substituted by, appropriate results can be achieved.

1: remote driving system for multiple boarding bridges
10: boarding bridge
11: measuring part
12: On-site console unit
13: Field Communication Department
14: communication unit for monitoring room
15: console part for monitoring room
16: distribution unit
17: control unit

Claims (17)

A plurality of boarding bridges disposed on the site;
A measuring unit provided on each of the plurality of boarding bridges and measuring an approach state of the boarding bridge to an aircraft;
A field console unit provided on each of the plurality of boarding bridges and configured to manipulate the movement of the boarding bridge at the site;
A field communication unit provided at the site and communicating with the site console unit and the measurement unit;
A communication unit for a monitoring room provided in the monitoring room and communicating with the on-site communication unit;
A plurality of monitoring room console units provided in the monitoring room and configured to remotely control movement of the plurality of boarding bridges; And
And a distribution unit that communicates with the communication unit for the monitoring room and distributes the operation authority of the boarding bridge to any one of the plurality of monitoring room console units based on the departure or arrival time of the aircraft in connection with an aircraft operation information system (FIS), ,
The distribution unit distributes the control authority of the boarding bridge to the console unit for the monitoring room having the longest waiting time among the console units for the plurality of monitoring rooms,
The console unit for the monitoring room transmits the end time to the distribution unit when the operation of the boarding bridge is finished,
The distribution unit counts the waiting time of the console unit for the monitoring room from the end time. delete delete The method of claim 1,
Further comprising a control unit for controlling the driving of the boarding bridge in consideration of the access state of the boarding bridge to the aircraft measured by the measurement unit, multiple boarding bridge remote driving system. The method of claim 4,
The measuring unit includes a proximity sensor measuring a distance between the boarding bridge and the aircraft,
The control unit, when the measured value measured by the proximity sensor is less than a set value, to reduce the moving speed of the boarding bridge, multiple boarding bridge remote driving system. The method of claim 4,
The measurement unit includes a contact detection unit for sensing contact between the boarding bridge and the aircraft,
The control unit, when a contact is sensed by the contact sensing unit, stops the movement of the boarding bridge. The method of claim 1,
The distribution unit, when a driving priority mode is input to the on-site console unit, blocks the remote control authority of the console unit for the monitoring room and distributes the control authority of the boarding bridge to the on-site console unit. The method of claim 1,
The distribution unit distributes the control authority of the boarding bridge except for the console unit for the monitoring room in which the away mode is input among the console units for the plurality of monitoring rooms. The method of claim 1,
The distribution unit receives flight information from an aircraft operation information system (FIS), allocates an access point of the boarding bridge based on the arrival time of the aircraft, and allocates a crossing of the boarding bridge based on the departure time of the aircraft, Multiple boarding bridge remote driving system. The method of claim 1,
The measuring unit,
In order to monitor the condition of the bumper installed at the end of the cabin of the boarding bridge, the upper and lower cabin cameras are installed on the upper and lower sides of the cabin, respectively; And
A multiple boarding bridge remote driving system comprising a front camera of a boarding bridge installed in the cabin inside the aircraft direction. A boarding bridge provided with at least one or more in each of a plurality of airports;
A distribution unit provided at each of the plurality of airports and receiving an access state of the boarding bridge to the aircraft;
A plurality of integrated cab console units for remotely manipulating the movement of the boarding bridge provided at the plurality of airports; And
An integrated distribution unit that communicates with the distribution unit provided at each of the plurality of airports, and distributes the operation authority of the boarding bridge to any one of the plurality of integrated cab console units in consideration of flight information,
The integrated distribution unit distributes the operation authority of the boarding bridge to the integrated cab console unit with the longest waiting time among the plurality of integrated cab console units, taking into account the departure and arrival times of the aircraft for each gate. Remote driving system. delete In a method for remotely driving a plurality of boarding bridges using a plurality of boarding bridges and a console unit for a plurality of monitoring rooms for remotely controlling the movement of the plurality of boarding bridges,
Distributing an operation authority of the boarding bridge to any one of the plurality of console units for monitoring rooms in consideration of departure and arrival times of the aircraft for each gate in connection with an aircraft operation information system (FIS);
Providing information on the access state of the boarding bridge to the aircraft to the console for the monitoring room: And
Including the step of remotely controlling the movement of the boarding bridge using the console for the monitoring room,
The dispensing step,
Counting a waiting time based on a time when the operation of the boarding bridge is terminated by the console unit for the monitoring room; And
And distributing the operation authority of the boarding bridge to the console for the monitoring room having the longest waiting time among the consoles for the plurality of monitoring rooms. delete The method of claim 13,
Providing information on the access state,
Providing a screen for photographing a lower portion of the boarding bridge;
Providing a screen for photographing the entrance and exit of the aircraft in the cabin of the boarding bridge;
Providing information on the distance between the boarding bridge and the aircraft;
Providing a screen for photographing a bumper installed at an end of the cabin floor of the boarding bridge; And
A method for remote driving a plurality of boarding bridges comprising at least one of the steps of providing information on whether the boarding bridge and the aircraft are in contact. The method of claim 13,
The step of remotely adjusting,
And reducing the moving speed of the boarding bridge when the distance between the boarding bridge and the aircraft is less than a set value. The method of claim 13,
The step of remotely adjusting,
Further comprising the step of stopping the movement of the boarding bridge when the contact between the boarding bridge and the aircraft is detected.

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