PatrickShip

Low cost Automatic Twist-lock Actuator locking /unlocking for shipping containers.
Utilizing a quad copter to activate the magnetically activated latch at the Twister-Lock to Unlock it ,and locking it by means of the gravitation force (weight) of the apparatus carried by the quad copter. It represent the human,Protecting human from risks at shipping containers site,specially during loading and unloading processes. Fig. At the left is solenoid activated, while the right Fig. Motorized jack activation. The activation power is Li-ion batteries , optional solution for the quad copter(should be heavy duty) to left/install/remove the twist-lock.the cost is only paid for the one actuator and the quad copter with video camera or computerized location and positioning system, the quad copter has accurate stabilized control system to do the job instead of the human.