Installation Guide
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Summary
In
AFT5,
pallets
and
containers
(ULDs),
are
handled
by
a
Material
Handling
System
(MHS).
They
are
stored
in
a
multi-level
ULD
storage
system
with
a
capacity
of
1316
ULDs
within
the
MHS.
Electronic
sensors
are
strategically
located
on
conveyors
and
equipment
to
monitor
movement
of
ULDs.
Signals
are
transmitted
and
analyzed
by
a
DEC
VA X
mini
computer
through
a
comprehensive
network.
ULDs
can
be
introduced
into,
transferred
within,
or
removed
from
the
storage
system
through
12
Workstations,
3
Turn-Table
Transfer
Vehicles
(TTTV),
3
Elevated
Transfer
Vehicles
(ETV),
and
2
Bridge
Vehi cl e
(BV)
stations.
The
ETVs
convey
ULDs
between
the
airside
roller
decks
and
landside
workstations.
The
BVs
travel
along
level
D
and
F
of
the
ULD
storage
system
and
transfer
ULDs
from
the
import
zone
to
the
export
zone.
The
TTTVs
provide
a
link
between
the
ramp
mobile
equipment
(dolly)
and
the
airside
roller
decks.
To
manage
the
ULD
tracking
within
AFT5,
a
SAVI
RFID
system
is
to
be
installed
which
integrates
with
the
existing
ICS.
This
new
Savi
system
comprises
26
readers
and
12,000
ULD
tags.
It
provides
99.9%
successful
reads
to
the
Inventory
Control
System
(ICS)
when
ULDs
are
moving
at
speeds
of
up
to
0.5
meters
per
second.
The
Savi
ULD
Reader
is
to
be
installed
between
and
below
the
conveyor
system
rollers
on
the
transfer
vehicles.
The
reader
output
interface
is
an
RS-232
interface
to
a
host
PC-computer.