Abstract: A baggage conveying system and method for space-optimized filling of a baggage carousel of the system with baggage items is provided, because reclaiming of baggage is delayed if baggage carousels at airports have no more capacity. The method includes transporting an item of baggage lying in a flat, stable transport position on a first conveying line of the system; standing up the item of baggage from the transport position into an upright position, the item of baggage taking up less contact area on the system in the upright position than the transport position; placing the item of baggage onto an empty place of the baggage carousel; moving the item of baggage in the upright position on the previously empty place, which is now filled, using the baggage carousel. The capacity of the baggage carousel is drastically increased while the space required by the baggage carousel remains the same.

Abstract: Airport luggage carousels are usually operated in a run-to-failure approach that necessarily leads to failures. Anomalies are detected during operation of a conveyor system having a revolving drive chain, a drive unit and a conveyor belt. The drive chain serves to transmit force and motion from a drive unit to a conveyor belt, and has chain elements and pins connecting them. At least one of the pins is a force measurement pin that registers the forces acting thereon during movement of the drive chain. The registered forces are transmitted wirelessly to the background system together with a timestamp and/or a location stamp and an identity of the force measurement pin. The transmitted data are analyzed in the background system and, in the event of deviations, identified as an anomaly and signaled by a notification. The measurement results are evaluated to derive maintenance measures in a targeted manner.

Abstract: A method makes a description of a piece of luggage. In order to detect a plurality of features of a piece of luggage, the piece of luggage is detected by a visual detection device, by which an image of the piece of luggage is produced. The visual features of the piece of luggage can be extracted from the image of the piece of luggage, and a description of the piece of luggage can be generated from the extracted visual features of the piece of luggage.

Abstract: Assignment device for the sorting of luggage pieces according to a sorting criterion includes a coding station and a processing station. A non-machine readable sorting criterion can be assigned at the processing station. The assignment is effected in that an image of the luggage enabling the assignment can be transmitted to the processing station. A method for sorting luggage pieces according to a sorting criterion includes a step of relaying an image of a luggage piece to the processing.

Abstract: A system and method for dynamic logical queuing in a conveyor system. A method includes receiving a transport unit in a conveyor system having a series of physical conveyor units. The method includes determining a length of the transport unit by the conveyor system, and defining a logical conveyor unit corresponding to the transport unit according to the length of the transport unit. A plurality of the physical conveyor units is assigned to the logical conveyor unit. The method includes controlling the movement of the transport item through the conveyor system using the logical conveyor unit.