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Estimating the occurrence of packet losses in a networked control systems (NCS) can be used to improve the control performance and to detect failures or cyber-attacks. This study considers simultaneous estimation of the plant state and the packet loss occurrences at each time step. After formulation of the problem, two solutions are proposed. In the first one, an input-output representation of the NCS model is used to design a recursive filter for estimation of the packet loss occurrences. This estimation is then used for state estimation through Kalman filtering. In the second solution, a state space model of NCS is used to design an estimator for both the plant state and the packet loss occurrences which employs a Kalman filter. The effectiveness of the solutions is shown during an example and comparisons are made between the proposed solutions and another solution based on the interacting multiple model estimation method.
Parameters of the mathematical model describing many practical dynamical systems are prone to vary due to aging or renewal, wear and tear, as well as changes in environmental or service conditions. These variabilities will adversely affect the accuracy of state estimation. In this paper, we introduce SSUE: Simultaneous State and Uncertainty Estimation for quantifying parameter uncertainty while simultaneously estimating the internal state of a system. Our approach involves the development of a Bayesian framework that recursively updates the posterior joint density of the unknown state vector and parameter uncertainty. To execute the framework for practical implementation, we develop a computational algorithm based on maximum a posteriori estimation and the numerical Newtons method. Observability analysis is conducted for linear systems, and its relation with the consistency of the estimation of the uncertaintys location is unveiled. Additional simulation results are provided to demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed SSUE approach.
We here investigate secure control of networked control systems developing a new dynamic watermarking (DW) scheme. Firstly, the weaknesses of the conventional DW scheme are revealed, and the tradeoff between the effectiveness of false data injection attack (FDIA) detection and system performance loss is analysed. Secondly, we propose a new DW scheme, and its attack detection capability is interrogated using the additive distortion power of a closed-loop system. Furthermore, the FDIA detection effectiveness of the closed-loop system is analysed using auto/cross covariance of the signals, where the positive correlation between the FDIA detection effectiveness and the watermarking intensity is measured. Thirdly, the tolerance capacity of FDIA against the closed-loop system is investigated, and theoretical analysis shows that the system performance can be recovered from FDIA using our new DW scheme. Finally, experimental results from a networked inverted pendulum system demonstrate the validity of our proposed scheme.
We study the problem of designing interval-valued observers that simultaneously estimate the system state and learn an unknown dynamic model for partially unknown nonlinear systems with dynamic unknown inputs and bounded noise signals. Leveraging affine abstraction methods and the existence of nonlinear decomposition functions, as well as applying our previously developed data-driven function over-approximation/abstraction approach to over-estimate the unknown dynamic model, our proposed observer recursively computes the maximal and minimal elements of the estimate intervals that are proven to contain the true augmented states. Then, using observed output/measurement signals, the observer iteratively shrinks the intervals by eliminating estimates that are not compatible with the measurements. Finally, given new interval estimates, the observer updates the over-approximation of the unknown model dynamics. Moreover, we provide sufficient conditions for uniform boundedness of the sequence of estimate interval widths, i.e., stability of the designed observer, in the form of tractable (mixed-)integer programs with finitely countable feasible sets.
Closed-loop control systems employ continuous sensing and actuation to maintain controlled variables within preset bounds and achieve the desired system output. Intentional disturbances in the system, such as in the case of cyberattacks, can compromise reachability of control goals, and in several cases jeopardize safety. The increasing connectivity and exposure of networked control to external networks has enabled attackers to compromise these systems by exploiting security vulnerabilities. Attacks against safety-critical control loops can not only drive the system over a trajectory different from the desired, but also cause fatal consequences to humans. In this paper we present a physics-based Intrusion Detection System (IDS) aimed at increasing the security in control systems. In addition to conventional process state estimation for intrusion detection, since the controller cannot be trusted, we introduce a controller state estimator. Additionally, we make our detector context-aware by utilizing sensor measurements from other control loops, which allows to distinguish and characterize disturbances from attacks. We introduce adaptive thresholding and adaptive filtering as means to achieve context-awareness. Together, these methodologies allow detection and localization of attacks in closed-loop controls. Finally, we demonstrate feasibility of the approach by mounting a series of attacks against a networked Direct Current (DC) motor closed-loop speed control deployed on an ECU testbed, as well as on a simulated automated lane keeping system. Among other application domains, this set of approaches is key to support security in automotive systems, and ultimately increase road and passenger safety.
The emergence of the connected and automated vehicle (CAV) technology enables numerous advanced applications in our transportation system, benefiting our daily travels in terms of safety, mobility, and sustainability. However, vehicular communication technologies such as Dedicated Short-Range Communications (DSRC) or Cellular-Based Vehicle-to-Everything (C-V2X) communications unavoidably introduce issues like communication delay and packet loss, which will downgrade the performances of any CAV applications. In this study, we propose a consensus-based motion estimation methodology to estimate the vehicle motion when the vehicular communication environment is not ideal. This methodology is developed based on the consensus-based feedforward/feedback motion control algorithm, estimating the position and speed of a CAV in the presence of communication delay and packet loss. The simulation study is conducted in a traffic scenario of unsignalized intersections, where CAVs coordinate with each other through V2X communications and cross intersections without any full stop. Game engine-based human-in-the-loop simulation results shows the proposed motion estimation methodology can cap the position estimation error to 0.5 m during periodic packet loss and time-variant communication delay.