Communication antenna automatic orientation apparatus and method

A communication antenna automatic orientation apparatus, comprising:

• a target base station geographical storage for storing corresponding relation between spatial location information of an aircraft on an air lane and an identifier of a target base station, wherein said spatial location information includes:
• longitude and latitude, and altitude;
• a sensor for determining current spatial location information of said aircraft;
• an aircraft spatial orientation sensor for determining a current spatial orientation of the aircraft;
• a master controller for determining a target direction of a directional antenna according said current spatial location information, said corresponding relation and said current spatial orientation and sending an instruction carrying said target direction;
• a first automatic antenna orientation system for receiving said instruction and driving a first directional antenna according to said target direction in said instruction so as to enable said first directional antenna to receive a signal from a ground base station in said target direction;
• a second automatic antenna orientation system for receiving said instruction and driving a second directional antenna according to said target direction in said instruction so as to enable said second directional antenna to receive a signal from a ground base station in said target direction;
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• a mobile communication terminal for processing the signals received by said first directional antenna and said second directional antenna.

A communication antenna automatic orientation apparatus, comprising:

• a target base station geographical storage for storing corresponding relation between spatial location information of an aircraft on an air lane and an identifier of a target base station, wherein said spatial location information includes:
• longitude and latitude, and altitude;
• a sensor for determining current spatial location information of said aircraft;
• an aircraft spatial orientation sensor for determining a current spatial orientation of the aircraft;
• a master controller for determining a target direction of a directional antenna according to said current spatial location information, said corresponding relation and said current spatial orientation and sending an instruction carrying said target direction;
• an electrically controlled beam smart antenna orientation system for receiving said instruction and driving a directional antenna thereof according to said target direction so as to enable said directional antenna to receive a signal from a ground base station in said target direction;
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• a mobile communication terminal for processing the signal received by said directional antenna.

A communication antenna automatic orientation method, comprising:

• acquiring from a sensor current spatial location information of an aircraft and current aircraft spatial orientation information, by a master controller;
• acquiring location information of a current target base station by said master controller according to said current spatial location information;
• determining by said master controller a target direction of a directional antenna, according to the location information of said current target base station, said current spatial location information and said current aircraft spatial orientation information, and sending a signaling carrying said target direction to a smart directional antenna driver;
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• driving by said smart directional antenna driver a directional antenna according to said instruction so as to enable said directional antenna to direct to said current target base station.