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A highly efficient receiver for satellite‐based automatic identification system signal detection
Author(s) -
Colavolpe Giulio,
Foggi Tommaso,
Ugolini Alessandro,
Lizarraga Juan,
Cioni Stefano,
Ginesi Alberto
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
international journal of satellite communications and networking
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.388
H-Index - 39
eISSN - 1542-0981
pISSN - 1542-0973
DOI - 10.1002/sat.1095
Subject(s) - computer science , identification (biology) , satellite , synchronization (alternating current) , architecture , a priori and a posteriori , real time computing , automatic identification system , ground station , embedded system , telecommunications , channel (broadcasting) , art , philosophy , botany , epistemology , engineering , visual arts , biology , aerospace engineering
Summary An innovative receiver architecture for the satellite‐based automatic identification system has been recently proposed. In this paper, we describe a few modifications that can be introduced on the algorithms for synchronization and detection, which provide an impressive performance improvement. The receiver architecture has been designed for an on‐board implementation, and a prototype has been implemented by the University of Parma and CGS S.p.A. Compagnia Generale per lo Spazio under the European Space Agency project FENICE (Flexible innovative AIS receiver prototype). A few modifications are also here described that could allow a further performance improvement in case of processing moved to ground‐based stations, based on a priori information there available. Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.