Automatic Identification System Receiver for Small Fishing Vessels

Municipal fishermen experience collisions and being rammed by larger marine vessels. Automatic identification system (AIS) can be a solution for them, if not for its high cost. Likewise, in emergency situations, due to limited cellular coverage at sea, fishermen do not have the means to communicate with each other and request for assistance. Therefore, this design addresses these concerns with a low-cost AIS receiver embedded with intercommunication using microcomputer and software-defined radio.