Title: Cyber-attack detection, localization, and neutralization for unmanned aerial vehicles

Abstract

In some embodiments, an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (“UAV”) system may be associated with a plurality of monitoring nodes, each monitoring node generating a series of monitoring node values over time that represent operation of the UAV system. An attack detection computer platform may receive the series of current monitoring node values and generate a set of current feature vectors. The attack detection computer platform may access an attack detection model having at least one decision boundary (e.g., created using a set of normal feature vectors a set of attacked feature vectors). The attack detection model may then be executed and the platform may transmit an attack alert signal based on the set of current feature vectors and the at least one decision boundary. According to some embodiments, attack localization and/or neutralization functions may also be provided.

Inventors:

Mestha, Lalit Keshav; Anubi, Olugbenga; John, Justin Varkey

Issue Date:

Tue Feb 23 00:00:00 EST 2021

Research Org.:

GE Global Research, Niskayuna, New York (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:

USDOE

OSTI Identifier:

1805552

Patent Number(s):

10931687

Application Number:

15/899,903

Assignee:

General Electric Company (Schenectady, NY)

Patent Classifications (CPCs):

B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B64 - AIRCRAFT B64C - AEROPLANES

G - PHYSICS G06 - COMPUTING G06F - ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING

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B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B64 - AIRCRAFT B64C - AEROPLANES

B64C39/024 - {of the remote controlled vehicle type, i.e. RPV}

G - PHYSICS G06 - COMPUTING G06F - ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING

G06F21/50 - Monitoring users, programs or devices to maintain the integrity of platforms, e.g. of processors, firmware or operating systems
G06F21/554 - {involving event detection and direct action}

G - PHYSICS G06 - COMPUTING G06N - COMPUTER SYSTEMS BASED ON SPECIFIC COMPUTATIONAL MODELS

G06N20/00 - Machine learning

G - PHYSICS G08 - SIGNALLING G08G - TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEMS

G08G5/0026 - {located on the ground}
G08G5/0069 - {specially adapted for an unmanned aircraft}

H - ELECTRICITY H04 - ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE H04L - TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION

H04L63/14 - {for detecting or protecting against malicious traffic}
H04L63/1416 - {Event detection, e.g. attack signature detection}
H04L63/1466 - {Active attacks involving interception, injection, modification, spoofing of data unit addresses, e.g. hijacking, packet injection or TCP sequence number attacks}

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DOE Contract Number:  

OE0000833

Resource Type:

Patent

Resource Relation:

Patent File Date: 02/20/2018

Country of Publication:

United States

Language:

English