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Shenzhen CIMC-TianDa Airport Support
CIMC-TianDa Unmanned Intelligent PBB
World's first unmanned PBB — B777 docked in 48 seconds at AMS.
CIMC-TianDa's unmanned intelligent PBB was the world's first autonomous jet bridge to enter commercial service, docking a Boeing 777 at Amsterdam Schiphol in 48 seconds without human input. The system pairs machine-vision cameras on the cab, LiDAR on the bogie and a PLC-based safety controller that halts movement on any envelope breach. It is fully CUTE/CUPPS-compatible and publishes status to the airport AODB in real time. Targeted at high-turn-volume hubs where reducing gate-occupancy time by 1–2 minutes per flight has meaningful fleet-utilisation impact.
CIMC-TianDa Unmanned Intelligent PBB
jet · bridges · pbb
AVS·CAT
Product at a glance
- Category
- jet bridges pbb
- Launched
- 2022
- Price tier
- enterprise
- GCC sites
- 0
- Status
- ● Current model
Technical specifications
Key specs
| Docking time (auto) | ≤ 48 s (B777 demonstrated) |
| Safety envelope monitors | LiDAR bogie + machine vision cab |
| Tunnels | 2 or 3 telescoping |
| Ambient rating | –25 to +55 °C |
| Auto aircraft-type recognition | Yes |
| AODB integration | Real-time status publish |
| Protocol support | CUTE, CUPPS, OPC-UA, MQTT |
| Reference site | Amsterdam Schiphol (AMS) |
Compatibility
Works with
- All mainline narrow and widebodies including A380
- Integrates with RTS / Safegate Safedock as fallback guidance
- Links to airport-side fleet-management dashboards (e.g. FleetAnywhere)
- Retrofit possible on existing CIMC-TianDa bogies
Certifications
Approvals
EN 12312-4
CE
ISO 9001
IEC 61508 (functional safety)
Best for
Typical use cases
Use case 1
Hub wanting to cut 90-second docking to under 50.
Use case 2
Night-turn widebody ops with reduced ramp staffing.
Use case 3
Digital-twin pilot stand for a GCC smart-airport program.
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