Radio Frequency Communication Based Safety and Security System for Fishermen

Abstract

Geo-fencing in marine water is a difficult process as compared to land. Our fishermen, knowingly or unknowingly, cross the border and lands up in other country's marine water. They risk their lives for their daily wages. Sometimes it can be fatal. Also, in case of emergency, there is no one to help them. Our radio frequency (RF) communication based system (RFCS) will help them from not crossing country border. The device (Slave) on fishermen boats will periodically broadcasts its GPS signals integrated in data packets. This will be received by Patrolling boats or at the coast by a receiver(Master). Thus, the master has information about the location of each boat in real-time. If the slave is about to cross the border, the master will inform the boat about the crossing so that the slave should remain safe inside water boundaries. Tracking of a particular slave can also be done and an immediate help from the coast can be provided when a distress message is being transmitted from slave boats. It uses sub-GHz transceiver with additional power amplifier and RF switch integrated with each other to provide long distance communication range. This will greatly reduce the mortality rate as compared to the current scenario.