UGV: security analysis of subsystem control network

Sam Abbott-McCune; Philip Kobezak; Joseph Tront; Randy Marchany; Al Wicks

doi:10.1117/12.2016314

17 May 2013 UGV: security analysis of subsystem control network

Sam Abbott-McCune, Philip Kobezak, Joseph Tront, Randy Marchany, Al Wicks

Proceedings Volume 8741, Unmanned Systems Technology XV; 87410Z (2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2016314
Event: SPIE Defense, Security, and Sensing, 2013, Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Abstract

Unmanned Ground vehicles (UGVs) are becoming prolific in the heterogeneous superset of robotic platforms. The sensors which provide odometry, localization, perception, and vehicle diagnostics are fused to give the robotic platform a sense of the environment it is traversing. The automotive industry CAN bus has dominated the industry due to the fault tolerance and the message structure allowing high priority messages to reach the desired node in a real time environment. UGVs are being researched and produced at an accelerated rate to preform arduous, repetitive, and dangerous missions that are associated with a military action in a protracted conflict. The technology and applications of the research will inevitably be turned into dual-use platforms to aid civil agencies in the performance of their various operations. Our motivation is security of the holistic system; however as subsystems are outsourced in the design, the overall security of the system may be diminished. We will focus on the CAN bus topology and the vulnerabilities introduced in UGVs and recognizable security vulnerabilities that are inherent in the communications architecture. We will show how data can be extracted from an add-on CAN bus that can be customized to monitor subsystems. The information can be altered or spoofed to force the vehicle to exhibit unwanted actions or render the UGV unusable for the designed mission. The military relies heavily on technology to maintain information dominance, and the security of the information introduced onto the network by UGVs must be safeguarded from vulnerabilities that can be exploited.

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Sam Abbott-McCune, Philip Kobezak, Joseph Tront, Randy Marchany, and Al Wicks "UGV: security analysis of subsystem control network", Proc. SPIE 8741, Unmanned Systems Technology XV, 87410Z (17 May 2013); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2016314

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