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Intelligent Voice Activated Drone(s) for in-Vehicle Services and Real-Time Predictions2021-01-00634/6/2021
Today, commercially available drones have limited use-cases in the rapidly evolving community. However, with advances in drone and software technology, it is possible to utilize these aerial machines to solve problems in a variety of industries such as mining, medical, construction, and law enforcement. For example, in order to reduce time of investigation, Indiana State Police are currently utilizing ad-hoc commercial drones to reconstruct crash scenes for insurance and legal purposes. In this paper, we illustrate how to effectively integrate drones for in-vehicle services and real-time prediction for automotive applications. In order to accomplish this, we first integrate simpler controls such as voice-commands to control the drone from the vehicle. Next, we build smart prediction software that monitors vehicle behavior and reacts in real-time to collisions. Furthermore, we employ object recognition techniques through In-Vehicle Infotainment (IVI) systems to identify the surroundings based on inputs from drone-mounted camera sensors. Consequently, we implement object identification and smart maneuver of the drone in relation to the vehicle; as well, employ timely deployment of the drone prior to collision for emergency assistance and crash reconstruction purposes. The goal is to optimize performance and amplify safety and security of the vehicle. The prototype detailed in this paper was tested on a vehicle moving at a speed of 45 mph. The driver of the vehicle can deploy and control the drone using voice commands. The drone follows the vehicle and is in-sync with the vehicle and performs tasks to aid in post-collision assistance and crash reconstruction.
Nithiyanantham, MayunthanSinnapolu, Giribabu
This SAE Aerospace Information Report (AIR) offers an overview of the aspects of intellectual property (IP) protection, legislative compliance, business model, and technologies which need to be considered and addressed to implement a data interoperability, secure business model and technology platform to enable prognostics and health management (PHM) in the digital age. While this information report is restricted to the aerospace domain and also to commercial aviation, the concepts are applicable to any other domain that employs data for supporting health management functionality.
G-31 Electronic Transactions for Aerospace Committee
Selftrust - A Practical Approach for Trust Establishment2020-01-07204/14/2020
In recent years, with increase in external connectivity (V2X, telematics, mobile projection, BYOD) the automobile is becoming a target of cyberattacks and intrusions. Any such intrusion reduces customer trust in connected cars and negatively impacts brand image (like the recent Jeep Cherokee hack). To protect against intrusion, several mechanisms are available. These range from a simple secure CAN to a specialized symbiote defense software. A few systems (e.g. V2X) implement detection of an intrusion (defined as a misbehaving entity). However, most of the mechanisms require a system-wide change which adds to the cost and negatively impacts the performance. In this paper, we are proposing a practical and scalable approach to intrusion detection. Some benefits of our approach include use of existing security mechanisms such as TrustZone® and watermarking with little or no impact on cost and performance. In addition, our approach is scalable and does not require any system-wide changes. To detect intrusions, we propose a combination of TrustZone® secure space approach along with a mechanism of static and dynamic watermarks. The current scope of research is restricted to architectures which provide a secure space to execute software. The research is an enhancement over the current TrustZone® implementation for device control post intrusion. In conclusion, the proposed approach is a simple and scalable mechanism for detection and control of intrusion.
Abhyankar, Ranjit VinayakA, Sreenath
Security Mechanisms Design of Automotive Gateway Firewall2019-01-04814/2/2019
Automotive security has become one of important topics in recent years under new automotive Electronic and Electrical Architecture (EEA). With the development of Intelligent Connected Vehicle (ICV), it has become possible to hack an automotive through in-vehicle networks. The introduction of Information Communications Technology (ICT) brings more risk threats to automotive. Researchers have shown that an attacker can easily tamper with many automotive functions via On-Board Diagnostic II (OBD-II) or In-Vehicle Infotainment (IVI). In order to protect automotive against malicious attacks, automotive security risks were analyzed and then security mechanisms based on network firewall were designed in this paper. Automotive network firewall is a security system that monitors and controls incoming and outgoing network traffics of automotive based on predetermined security rules. The main functions of network firewall include packet filter, anti-DoS and access control. Because of deferent security requirements of in-vehicle networks, CAN/FD and Ethernet were divided into two domains respectively. Packet filter mechanisms were designed to monitor CAN/FD, in which security level and time delay were considered. Ethernet firewall mechanisms were designed based on Stateful Packet Filter (SPF) technology. Beside packet filter mechanisms, anti-DoS and access control mechanisms were also designed. Security Real Time Operating System (SRTOS) was introduced to ensure lower layer security. Considering the ECU constraint, Hardware Security Module (HSM) is chosen to implement cryptography function. At last, proposed automotive network firewall were implemented base on a multicore MCU with HSM. The system is evaluated in several aspects such as packet throughput, time delay, anti-attack and memory usage. The evaluation results show that the automotive network firewall is effective and efficient.
Luo, FengHou, Shuo
Securing Inter-Processor Communication in Automotive ECUs2019-26-03631/9/2019
Modern cars now come with sophisticated telemetry which often involve connecting to the internet over mobile telephone networks or Wi-Fi. The telemetry or cloud functions of the car is typically handled by a Telematics Control Unit or the Infotainment System. The microcontrollers (Host Processor) powering the ECUs are very powerful and often have operating systems such as Linux or QNX to drive the large displays or perform modem functionalities. These powerful microcontrollers take several seconds to startup and does not offer hard real-time performance - both of which are critical to handle the vehicle CAN network. Hence, it is common to include a less powerful microcontroller to the ECU to perform the management of the vehicle CAN network. These smaller microcontrollers (Vehicle Processor) can startup fast and provide hard real-time performance. The Host Processor and the Vehicle Processor are connected by the Inter-Processor Communication Link (IPCL) to exchange information between them. This communication link, while often overlooked regarding complexity and importance, must be included in security/threat analysis, as well. This was made obvious when the vehicle functionalities of the 2015 Jeep vehicle was controlled remotely by unauthorized actors, which involved compromising the communication link and reprogramming the Vehicle Processor to take control of the Vehicle CAN bus. This paper analyses the threat vectors pertaining to IPCL and provides solutions that address each of those threats with minimal impact to the performance of the communication link.
Shanmugam, Karthik
The results of this work is allowed to identify a number of cybersecurity threats of the automated security-critical automotive systems, which reduces the efficiency of operation, road safety and system safety. Wired or wireless access of the information networks of the modern vehicles allows to gain control over power unit, chassis, security system components and comfort systems. According to the evaluating criterion of board electronics, the presence of poorly-protected communication channels, the 75% of the researched modern vehicles do not meet the minimum requirements of cybersecurity due to the danger of external blocking of vital systems. The revealed vulnerabilities of the security-critical automotive systems lead to the necessity of developing methods for mechanical and electronic protection of the modern vehicle. The law of normal distribution of the mid-points of the expert evaluation of the cyber-security of a modern vehicle has been determined. Based on the system approach, ranking of the main cybersecurity treats is performed. Electronic body systems of modern vehicles are the most likely to be damaged by intruders, which can lead to the vehicle theft. Using the complex of safety criteria of modern vehicles, the probability and possible consequences of risks in the interception of the control of vehicles are determined. The obtained results can be used at the stages of production and operation of the vehicles with the aim to improve cybersecurity, road safety and system safety as a whole taking into account its life-cycle management.
Klets, DmytroGritsuk, Igor V.Makovetskyi, AndriiBulgakov, NickolayPodrigalo, MikhailKyrychenko, IhorVolska, OlenaKyzminec, Nikolai
Analysis of Berla iVe Acquisitions of Vehicle Speed Data from Ford Sync Systems2018-01-14424/3/2018
Many modern automobiles’ infotainment/navigation systems store vehicle telematics and user-supplied infotainment data. This data is useful in a wide variety of analyses but is not available through traditional OEM tools. The necessity to access the infotainment module data for forensic analysis can be satisfied by utilizing the Berla iVe system. Similar to CDR/EDR technology, Berla iVe is a hardware and software tool that is used to acquire and analyze stored automotive data. However, CDR/EDR systems are generally developed in partnership with manufacturers or OEM suppliers. Berla iVe is a privately developed forensic system analogous to traditional forensic tools used to interrogate computer hard drives and smartphones. The technology is privately developed and tested. The data is then parsed using recognized forensics practices. This research was focused on assessing the accuracy of speed data recorded in certain modules and the resulting translations reported by the Berla iVe system. While a number of manufacturers’ vehicles store a variety of infotainment data, this project was limited to Ford Sync Generation 2 (SG2) and Generation 3 (SG3) systems. A series of controlled tests were conducted under a variety of operational conditions to create GPS-based and wheel speed-based (SG3 only) vehicle speed data. The Berla iVe-obtained speed data was compared to reference instrumentation without any smoothing or matching of recording latencies. Within each data set, the maximum error was 9 kph (the largest errors were associated with rapid speed change maneuvers), the average error was less than 1 kph, the correlation coefficient was 0.98 kph or higher, and the root mean square error (RMSE) was generally 2 kph or less. As such, the Berla iVe-obtained GPS- and wheel-based speed data are sufficiently accurate for a number of applications, including traffic accident reconstruction.
Vandiver, WesleyAnderson, Robert
This document (AIR6005) provides the framework for the specifications of a WDM OBN within the SAE AS5659 WDM LAN Specification document family, in particular, the Transparent Optical Backbone Network Specification. This framework includes potential requirements, technical background, investigation and context to support the writing of SAE’s WDM LAN specifications documents. The SAE’s AS6005 WDM OBN document describes a transparent optical network which contains optical components and optical interfaces to perform optical transport, optical add/drop, optical amplification, optical routing, and optical switching functions. The conforming optical signal interfaces for the data plane of the WDM OBN are defined. The conforming signal interfaces for the control and management planes of this network are also defined. The control and management plane signals may be either electrical or optical. If successful, a WDM LAN standard is anticipated to include multiple variants that may get created either as separate documents (e.g. a multimode and single-mode specification) and additional documents may be needed to specify the components from which a WDM LAN and OBN will be built. The WDM OBN specification is to be established in a future document, SAE AS5659. This AIR document is a requirements document that provides input regarding the WDM OBN to the AS5659 Aerospace Standard. Additional documents are anticipated to specify aggregation of access for multiple systems that interface to the OBN. The transition from electrical communications links to optically multiplexed networks, is anticipated to involve aggregation of slower speed signals as necessary part of a cost effective transition.
AS-3 Fiber Optics and Applied Photonics Committee
Research on CAN Network Security Aspects and Intrusion Detection Design2017-01-20079/23/2017
With the rapid development of vehicle intelligent and networking technology, the IT security of automotive systems becomes an important area of research. In addition to the basic vehicle control, intelligent advanced driver assistance systems, infotainment systems will all exchange data with in-vehicle network. Unfortunately, current communication network protocols, including Controller Area Network (CAN), FlexRay, MOST, and LIN have no security services, such as authentication or encryption, etc. Therefore, the vehicle are unprotected against malicious attacks. Since CAN bus is actually the most widely used field bus for in-vehicle communications in current automobiles, the security aspects of CAN bus is focused on. Based on the analysis of the current research status of CAN bus network security, this paper summarizes the CAN bus potential security vulnerabilities and the attack means. Aiming at flood, spoof, drop, replay and modify attacks of CAN bus, an in-vehicle intrusion detection system is designed consisting of a network interface & analysis module, an intrusion detection module based on Adaptive-Network-based Fuzzy Inference System (ANFIS) and a feature database. In order to validate the efficiency of the proposed intrusion detection system, the experiment is setup in the real environment of electric vehicle, in which the attack model and the intrusion detection system are mainly implemented in an emulated gateway, and the attacks are mounting through OBD-II port to the network of the electric vehicle. Through several experiment of attacks, the results show that the designed system for network intrusion detection can effectively detect the abnormal behavior of CAN bus network.
Li, FangWang, LifangWu, Yan
Characterizing Vehicle Occupant Body Dimensions and Postures Using a Statistical Body Shape Model2017-01-04973/28/2017
Reliable, accurate data on vehicle occupant characteristics could be used to personalize the occupant experience, potentially improving both satisfaction and safety. Recent improvements in 3D camera technology and increased use of cameras in vehicles offer the capability to effectively capture data on vehicle occupant characteristics, including size, shape, posture, and position. In previous work, the body dimensions of standing individuals were reliably estimated by fitting a statistical body shape model (SBSM) to data from a consumer-grade depth camera (Microsoft Kinect). In the current study, the methodology was extended to consider seated vehicle occupants. The SBSM used in this work was developed using laser scan data gathered from 147 children with stature ranging from 100 to 160 cm and BMI from 12 to 27 kg/m2 in various sitting postures. A principal component (PC) analysis was conducted based on these scans along with the manually-measured body landmarks, and 100 PC scores were retained to account for 99% of variance in the body shape and sitting postures. A PC-based fast fitting method was applied to estimate the occupant characteristics by fitting the SBSM to an incomplete depth image of a subject. The results demonstrate that a fast, inexpensive system can be used to produce useful estimates of occupant characteristics that could be applied to improve personalization of component adjustments, restraint systems, and infotainment systems.
Park, Byoung-Keon DanielReed, Matthew P.
Augmented Reality for Improved Dealership User Experience2017-01-02783/28/2017
The potential for Augmented Reality (AR) spans many domains. Among other applications, AR can improve the discovery and learning experience for users inspecting a particular item. This paper discusses the use of AR in the automotive context; particularly, on improving the user experience in a dealership show room. Visual augmentation, through a tablet computer or glasses allows users to take part in a self-guided tour in learning about the various features, details, and options associated with a vehicle. The same approach can be applied to other learning scenarios, such as training and maintenance assistance. We evaluated a set of AR Glasses and a general purpose tablet. A table-top showroom was developed demonstrating what the actual user experience would be like for a self-guided dealership tour using natural markers and three-dimensional content spatially registered to physical objects in the user’s field of view. Spatial registration is done by tracking two- and three-dimensional markers. The camera position and orientation relative to the markers are calculated and used to augment and present information and graphical content to the user. The developed application is capable of recognizing a vehicle, render accessories, such as a roof rack, and it allows the user to cycle through various features of the vehicle to engage in learning and testing activities. This allows users to learn at their own pace while pursuing their particular interests, and also potentially earning points as part of a rewards program. In addition, a scavenger hunt application was created as another interactive approach to learn about vehicle features and accessories. This paper overviews the solutions surveyed, and presents our selected approach using the Vuforia AR library for marker and object recognition and the Unity game engine for 3D graphics rendering. Particular challenges and lessons-learned in using AR glasses and a tablet are discussed.
Villota Pismag, John KellyAlawneh, HishamAdam, CristianRawashdeh, Samir A.Mitra, PramitaChen, YifanStrumolo, Gary
Hardware/Software Co-Design of an Automotive Embedded Firewall2017-01-16593/28/2017
The automotive industry experiences a major change as vehicles are gradually becoming a part of the Internet. Security concepts based on the closed-world assumption cannot be deployed anymore due to a constantly changing adversary model. Automotive Ethernet as future in-vehicle network and a new E/E Architecture have different security requirements than Ethernet known from traditional IT and legacy systems. In order to achieve a high level of security, a new multi-layer approach in the vehicle which responds to special automotive requirements has to be introduced. One essential layer of this holistic security concept is to restrict non-authorized access by the deployment of embedded firewalls. This paper addresses the introduction of automotive firewalls into the next-generation domain architecture with a focus on partitioning of its features in hardware and software. Based on the deployment of the firewall in the in-vehicle network, the corresponding adversary model and automotive requirements such as latency, jitter, CPU load and memory consumption are going to be discussed. Drivers behind these metrics are primarily safety concerns and cost and thus are relevant for both OEMs and hardware manufacturers. As a result, a reasonable implementation of an automotive firewall system has to be a trade-off between hardware and software in order to meet the above-named automotive requirements. We implemented the firewall on an Infineon AURIX TriCore and Altera Cyclone V FPGA to analyze these metrics. The paper shows the options and decision points to find an optimal partitioning between hardware and software for an automotive embedded firewall system.
Pesé, Mert D.Schmidt, KarstenZweck, Harald
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