| 摘要 |
AIRCRAFT TRACKING METHOD AND DEVICE AND METHOD OF INSTALLATION 5 A method and apparatus for tracking the position of an aircraft (201). A tracking device comprises a satellite navigation system receiver (210), a satellite communications transceiver (214), and a processor (218) hermetically sealed within a housing (204) attached on an outside of the aircraft (201). The satellite navigation system receiver (210) is used to identify the position of the aircraft (201) using 0 navigation signals (110) received from a satellite navigation system (114). The processor (218) generates position information identifying the position of the aircraft (201) as identified using the navigation system receiver (210). The processor (218) sends the position information to a receiving station via a communications satellite in a low Earth orbit using the satellite communications transceiver (214). The position 5 information is automatically generated by the processor (218) and sent to the receiving station at a desired rate. F I /. 1/// / E] F///' //7 T /4 ' /7 F /// F/7 |
