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A GPS and electronic chart based maritime positioning system for searching and rescuing drowning people

  • Dongdong Wang*
  • , Kai Liu
  • , Yongjian Chen
  • , Xiaofeng Ma
  • , Wenxu Wang
  • , Yang Liu
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • Beihang University
  • China Communications Construction Company, Ltd.

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Abstract

With the rapid development of ocean shipping industry in China and the increasing of shipwreck occurrence, the higher requirements for maritime search and rescue are proposed. However, the current maritime search and rescue, depending on life jacket and searching in a large area, causes low efficiency. To solve this problem, this paper designed an intelligent maritime search and rescue system. The system integrates global positioning system (GPS), geographic information system (GIS), database synchronization and wireless transmission technologies. Test results show that the system guarantees the precise positioning of drowning people effectively and provides a reliable basis for rescue ships to search and track drowning people.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationAdvances in Mechanical and Electronic Engineering
Pages357-363
Number of pages7
EditionVOL. 2
DOIs
StatePublished - 2012
Event2012 International Conference on Mechanical and Electronic Engineering, ICMEE 2012 - Hefei, China
Duration: 23 Jun 201224 Jun 2012

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Electrical Engineering
NumberVOL. 2
Volume177 LNEE
ISSN (Print)1876-1100
ISSN (Electronic)1876-1119

Conference

Conference2012 International Conference on Mechanical and Electronic Engineering, ICMEE 2012
Country/TerritoryChina
CityHefei
Period23/06/1224/06/12

Keywords

  • electronic chart
  • maritime positioning system
  • maritime search and rescue
  • wireless data transmission

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