The United States Coast Guard (USCG) is responsible for a wide variety of missions. In order to support the accomplishment of these missions, the USCG needs to collect as much information as possible on activities occurring in the maritime domain. A large part of maritime activity relates to the movement of vessels. Therefore, detection, classification, identification and monitoring of vessels are a key component of what is known as Maritime Domain Awareness (MDA). The Automatic Identification System (AIS) is a technology that is used primarily as a tool for maritime safety. AIS equipment aboard vessels continuously and autonomously transmits information about the vessel including its identity, position, course, and speed. This paper discusses system design of a prototype, autonomous, buoy-based, embedded system for AIS-equipped vessel detection using an AIS receiver and satellite transmitter for near real-time relay of vessel identification data. This paper also describes follow-on enhancements to the system to further extend AIS coverage and field testing of the system.
Use of the Automatic Identification System (AIS) on Autonomous Weather Buoys for Maritime Domain Awareness Applications
2006
7 pages
Report
Keine Angabe
Englisch
Optical Detection , Ships , Automatic tracking , Buoys , Identification systems , Coast guard research , Situational awareness , Homeland security , Prototypes , Field tests , Symposia , Boat and ship safety , Ais(Automatic identification system) , Autonomous weather buoys , Mda(Maritime domain awareness)
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