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SmartContainer

 

Development and manufacturing of new dimensioned intelligent lightweight aircraft cargo container (SmartContainer) for fully automatic lower deck cargo loading with minimum systems and components on the aircraft.
Capabilities of SmartContainer:
• communication wireless with the aircraft
• self-moving or via additional drive unit(s)(inside of cargo compartment)
• self-acting locking incl. monitoring
• fulfilment of all smoke and fire requirements
• backward compatibility
• forklift interface
• robustness and reliability
• airworthiness
• light weight
• cost-efficiency
Please refer to the full and formal topic descriptions published in this call.