Automated cargo vehicle ramp deployment system and associated methods

A cargo transport vehicle comprising:

• at least one cargo transport container;
• a ramp;
• a ramp deployment system operably coupled to said ramp;
• and
• a controller and a power source in communication with said ramp deployment system;
• wherein said ramp deployment system is configured to selectively displace said ramp along at least one of
• a first travel path defined along a perimeter of said at least one cargo transport container,
• a second travel path defined about a fulcrum pivot axis adjacent to said at least one cargo transport container, and
• a third travel path defined along a longitudinal length of said ramp and exterior of said at least one cargo transport container;
• wherein said ramp deployment system includes a first ramp displacement mechanism configured to selectively displace said ramp from a first position to a second position defined along said first travel path;
• wherein said first ramp displacement mechanism includes
• a guide rail attached to at least a portion of a perimeter of the existing cargo vehicle,
• a trolley operably attached to said ramp and having a plurality of rollers rotatably engaged with said guide rail, and
• at least one drive motor operably coupled to said trolley and positioned along said guide rail,
• wherein said at least one drive motor is configured to displace said trolley in a forward and opposed rearward direction along said guide rail;
• wherein said trolley includes
• a first roller assembly having a plurality of first bearings and a plurality of first rollers,
• a second roller assembly having a plurality of second bearings and a plurality of second rollers, and
• a plurality of motor-mounting plates;
• wherein said first roller assembly and said second roller assembly are independently pivoted along a first rotation axis and a second rotation axis, respectively, while traveling around a corner of said guide rail along said first travel path.