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Title: Decision system and method for separating faults from attacks

Abstract

According to some embodiments, a plurality of monitoring nodes may each generate a series of current monitoring node values over time that represent a current operation of the industrial asset. A node classification computer may determine, for each monitoring node, a classification result indicating whether each monitoring node is in a normal or abnormal state. A disambiguation engine may receive the classification results from the node classification computer and associate a Hidden Markov Model (“HMM”) with each monitoring node. For each node in an abnormal state, the disambiguation engine may execute the HMM associated with that monitoring node to determine a disambiguation result indicating if the abnormal state is a result of an attack or a fault and output a current status of each monitoring node based on the associated classification result and the disambiguation result.

Inventors:
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Issue Date:
Research Org.:
General Electric Co., Schenectady, NY (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
1771655
Patent Number(s):
10841322
Application Number:
15/958,285
Assignee:
General Electric Company (Schenectady, NY)
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
G - PHYSICS G05 - CONTROLLING G05B - CONTROL OR REGULATING SYSTEMS IN GENERAL
G - PHYSICS G06 - COMPUTING G06F - ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
DOE Contract Number:  
OE0000833
Resource Type:
Patent
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 04/20/2018
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

Citation Formats

Giani, Annarita, Abbaszadeh, Masoud, and Mestha, Lalit Keshav. Decision system and method for separating faults from attacks. United States: N. p., 2020. Web.
Giani, Annarita, Abbaszadeh, Masoud, & Mestha, Lalit Keshav. Decision system and method for separating faults from attacks. United States.
Giani, Annarita, Abbaszadeh, Masoud, and Mestha, Lalit Keshav. Tue . "Decision system and method for separating faults from attacks". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1771655.
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