SAFETY SYSTEM FOR FISHERMEN TO
PREVENT BORDER CROSSING
1
S.sandhiya , 2harsha, 2santhosh, 2sathish,2sathish
1
Assistant professor, RMK college of engineering and technology, Chennai
2
ECE, RMK college of engineering and technology, Chennai
Email: 1 sandhiyaece@rmkcet.ac.in, 2 sathi106142.ec@rmkcet.ac.in
Contact: 17708828474,28248260124.
Abstract—There are simple safety measures for
fishermen to avoid border crossing while fishing into the
sea such as carrying a black box, indication of border
crossing using an alarm, etc Though there are some
measures the fishermen are not aware of these measures
because they have to carry a blackbox with them and
sometimes they wont be aware of the alarm indication and
maybe due to some carelessness. As these measures are not
much effective, fishermens get arrested due to border
crossing. So there is a great demand to bring some
advancements in the current systems. We are aware that
many fishermens were arrested in the recent times due to
border crossing and carelessness. So we are focusing to
avoid border crossing. Hence this paper discuss about the
advancements that can be brought to the present system
such that the fishermens would be safe from getting
arrested due to border crossing in the sea.
Keywords— fishermen, border crossing, safty measures.
I. INTRODUCTION
Since from the analysis mode from the past, the safety of
fisherman at the coastal regions are very poor. Lots of
innocent Indian people were srilankan navy due to border
crossing. This is due to lack of information tools in the boat
and due to large coverage of sea line. According to times of
India dated on Aug 18,2012 (eighty five ) innocent people
were killed by srilankans. So inorder to reduce the risks in the
Marine trade and improve the features of boat during border
crossing GPS system plays a major role, when GPS system
comes into play we can easily track the location of boat with
latitude and longitude positions with correct date and time.
When the boat started from the source an alternate
arrangement is made in the boat to alert the fisherman when
the boat is nearer to the border that is known as buzzer system
one more alternate is that servo motor which turns
automatically , when the boat is about some meters from the
border (meters depends on programming of the motor based
on angle and degrees). With the use of geo fencing and
automatic rotation of the boat and indicating system we can
avoid border crossing. At the same time message will be sent
to the coast guards also.
II. MATERIALS
GPS U-BLOX NEO 6M, SG 90 TOWER PRO MICRO SERVO
MOTOR,CC2500 2.4GHZ RF TRANSCEIVER,ARDUINO UNO,GEO
FENCING.
III. METHODOLOGY
CC2500 2.4GHz Transceiver
module can be used to transmit and receive data at multiple
baud rates from any standard CMOS/TTL source, The Global
Positioning System (GPS) Is A Satellite-Based Navigation
System Made Up Of At Least 24 Satellites,Servo can rotate
approximately 180 degrees (90 in each direction), and works
just like the standard kinds but smaller. The Arduino Uno Is A
Microcontroller Board Based On The Atmega328 (Datasheet).
It Has 14 Digital Input/Output Pins (Of Which 6 Can Be Used
As Pwm Outputs), 6 Analog Inputs, A 16 Mhz Ceramic
Resonator, A Usb Connection, A Power Jack, An Icsp Header,
And A Reset Button. Geo Fencing Allows The Researcher To
Spatially Define Areas Of Special Interest And Assign
Alternate Gps Schedules For Each Of These Spatially Defined
Areas.
A. gps u-blox neo 6m
The NEO-6 module series brings the high
performance of the u-blox6 position engine to the miniature
NEO form factor. u-blox6 has been designed with low power
consumption and low costs in mind. Intelligent power
management is a breakthrough for low-power applications.
These receivers combine a high level of integration capability
with flexible connectivity options in a small package. This
makes them perfectly suited for mass-market end products
with strict size and cost requirements. The DDC interface
provides connectivity and enables synergies with u-blox
LEON and LISA wireless modules. All NEO-6 modules are
manufactured in ISO/TS 16949 certified sites. Each module is
tested and inspected during production. The modules are
qualified according to ISO 16750 - Environmental conditions
 and electrical testing for electrical and electronic equipment
for road vehicles.
 Global Positioning System is used to obtain the
latitude and longitude of the current position.
 It receives the current latitude and longitude from the
satellite with the help of uplink and downlink.
 The received signal will be sent to the aurdino.
satillite
Boat Control
gps sailing station
on the
sea
 Micro
controller
Figure1
WORKING
The GPS receives the current latitude and longitude from the
satellite and then the received signal will be sent to the
microcontroller using the TX and RX pins. Geo fencing is
programmed in the arduino. Whenever the gps crosses the geo
fencing then the PWM signal will be sent to the servo motor
which is placed at the center point of the steering wheel . At the
same time the message will be indicated in the LCD display.
Then the message will be sent to the control station using the
cc2500 transceiver.
B. sg 90 tower pro micro servo motor
Most of the hobby Servo motors operates
from 4.8V to 6.5V, the higher the voltage higher the torque we
can achieve, but most commonly they are operated at +5V.
Almost all hobby servo motors can rotate only from 0° to
180° due to their gear arrangement so make sure you project
can live with the half circle if no, you can prefer for a 0° to
360° motor or modify the motor to make a full circle. The
gears in the motors are easily subjected to wear and tear, so if
your application requires stronger and long running motors
you can go with metal gears or just stick with normal plastic
gear. Next comes the most important parameter, which is
the torque at which the motor operates. Again there are many
choices here but the commonly available one is the 2.5kg/cm
torque which comes with the Towerpro SG90 Motor. This
2.5kg/cm torque means that the motor can pull a weight of
2.5kg when it is suspended at a distance of 1cm. So if you
suspend the load at 0.5cm then the motor can pull a load of
5kg similarly if you suspend the load at 2cm then can pull
only 1.25. Based on the load which you use in the project you
can select the motor with proper torque.
 The servo motor receives the Pulse Width Modulation
signal from the arduino
 The servo motor is programmed to rotate at a specific
speed to avoid sudden turn of the boat when it travels
at a maximum speed.
 So top avoid accidents the servo motor is programmed
to rotate at a specific speed.
C. cc2500 2.4ghz rf transceiver
The CC2500 is a low-cost 2.4 GHz transceiver
designed for very low-power wireless applications. The circuit
is intended for the 2400- 2483.5 MHz ISM (Industrial,
Scientific and Medical) and SRD (Short Range Device)
frequency band. The RF transceiver is integrated with a highly
configurable baseband modem. The modem supports various
modulation formats and has a configurable data rate up to 500
kBaud. CC2500 provides extensive hardware support for
packet handling, data buffering, burst transmissions, clear
channel assessment, link quality indication, and wake-on-
radio. The main operating parameters and the 64- byte
transmit/receive FIFOs of CC2500 can be controlled via an
SPI interface. In a typical system, the CC2500 will be used
together with a microcontroller and a few additional passive
components. The received RF signal is amplified by the
lownoise amplifier (LNA) and down-converted in quadrature
(I and Q) to the intermediate frequency (IF). At IF, the I/Q
signals are digitised by the ADCs. Automatic gain control
(AGC), fine channel filtering, demodulation bit/packet
synchronization are performed digitally. The transmitter part
of CC2500 is based on direct synthesis of the RF frequency.
The frequency synthesizer includes a completely on-chip LC
VCO and a 90 degrees phase shifter for generating the I and Q
LO signals to the down-conversion mixers in receive mode. A
crystal is to be connected to XOSC_Q1 and XOSC_Q2. The
crystal oscillator generates the reference frequency for the
synthesizer, as well as clocks for the ADC and the digital part.
A 4-wire SPI serial interface is used for configuration and data
buffer access. The digital baseband includes support for
channel configuration, packet handling, and data buffering.
 High sensitivity (–104 dBm at 2.4 kBaud, 1%
packet error rate).
 Low current consumption (13.3 mA in RX, 250
kBaud, input well above sensitivity limit).
 Programmable output power up to +1 dBm.
 Excellent receiver selectivity and
blockingperformance.
 Programmable data rate from 1.2 to 500 kBaud.
 Frequency range: 2400 – 2483.5 MHz.
D. arduino uno(micro controller)  A geo fence is a virtual perimeter for a real
The Arduino Uno is a microcontroller board worldgeographic area.
based on the ATmega328 (datasheet). It has 14 digital  A geo-fence could be dynamically generated as in a
input/output pins (of which 6 can be used as PWM outputs), 6 radius around a point location, or a geo fence can be
analog inputs, a 16 MHz ceramic resonator, a USB a predefined set of boundaries.
connection, a power jack, an ICSP header, and a reset button.
It contains everything needed to support the microcontroller; Block diagram
simply connect it to a computer with a USB cable or power it
with a AC-to-DC adapter or battery to get started. The Uno
differs from all preceding boards in that it does not use the Lcd Satillite
FTDI USB-to-serial driver chip. Instead, it features the display
Atmega16U2 (Atmega8U2 up to version R2) programmed as
a USB-to-serial converter. The Arduino Uno can be powered
via the USB connection or with an external power supply. The
power source is selected automatically. External (non-USB)
Power Arduino uno Gps
power can come either from an AC-to-DC adapter (wall-wart)
supply
or battery. The adapter can be connected by plugging a 2.1mm
center-positive plug into the board's power jack. Leads from a
battery can be inserted in the Gnd and Vin pin headers of the
POWER connector. The board can operate on an external
supply of 6 to 20 volts. If supplied with less than 7V, however, Servo Rf cc2500
the 5V pin may supply less than five volts and the board may motor Transmitter
be unstable. If using more than 12V, the voltage regulator may
overheat and damage the board. The recommended range is 7
to 12 volts.

 Arduino uno acts as a interface and also a micro

controller.
Control Rf cc2500
 It can control the servo motor and to transmit and
station receiver
receive the signal.
 Lcd display is conneted with the arduino in the boat
for where we are.
Figure2

E. Gio fencing
Geo Fencing allows the researcher to spatially
define areas of special interest and assign alternate GPS
schedules for each of these spatially defined areas. Once the
study animal enters or exits an area of interest, the GPS
schedule changes to that defined by the researcher for that
specific area. Egress from the specific area of interest triggers
the original GPS sampling regime. Specific GPS sampling
regimes may be defined for multiple types of areas of interest
simultaneously.

 Create one or more polygons. You can edit the

coordinates or draw it in Google Earth and import the
polygon(s).
 Create a GPS schedule which will apply inside and Figure3
outside the polygon.
 Upload the virtual fence data (polygons + schedule) IV. CONCLUSION
by cable, by GSM or by IRIDIUM.
 Geo fencing is a feature in a software program that
uses the global positioning system (gps) to define As we have seen the importance of various parameters that
geographical boundaries. cause dramatic changes for the fishermen’s, it has become
necessary for the advancement of automation. Thus we can
avoid fishermens getting arrested and thereby we can assure
the safety of the fishermens in the sea while fishing. Its our
duty to protect and safeguard our fishermens from getting
arrested by other countries and so we strongly beleive that
automation plays an essential role for the fishermens and
thereby no more fishermens will be arrested in the future.
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