Formal synthesis of controllers for safety-critical autonomous systems: Developments and challenges

X Yin, B Gao, X Yu - Annual Reviews in Control, 2024 - Elsevier
In recent years, formal methods have been extensively used in the design of autonomous
systems. By employing mathematically rigorous techniques, formal methods can provide …

Detection of actuator enablement attacks by Petri nets in supervisory control systems

Z Yu, X Duan, X Cong, X Li, L Zheng - Mathematics, 2023 - mdpi.com
The feedback control system with network-connected components is vulnerable to
cyberattacks. We study a problem of attack detection in supervisory control of discrete-event …

A classification of cybersecurity strategies in the context of Discrete Event Systems

S Oliveira, AB Leal, M Teixeira, YK Lopes - Annual Reviews in Control, 2023 - Elsevier
In recent years, cybersecurity has received increasing attention due to the demand from a
large class of networked systems for resilience against cyberattacks that may compromise …

Optimal supervisory control of discrete event systems for cyclic tasks

P Lv, Z Xu, Y Ji, S Li, X Yin - Automatica, 2024 - Elsevier
In this paper, we investigate the problem of optimal supervisory control for cyclic tasks in the
context of discrete-event systems (DES). We consider the completion of each single task as …

Modelling and modular supervisory control for the AODV routing protocol

DG Fragkoulis, ND Kouvakas, FN Koumboulis… - … -International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
The model of the Ad-hoc on Demand Distance Vector (AODV) routing protocol, being
favorable in several wireless networks (Vehicular Ad-Hoc Networks (VANET), ZigBee etc.) is …

Sensor deception attacks against initial-state privacy in supervisory control systems

J Yao, X Yin, S Li - 2022 IEEE 61st Conference on Decision …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper investigates the problem of synthesizing sensor deception attackers against
privacy in the context of supervisory control of discrete-event systems (DES). We consider a …

Supremal and Robust Control against Actuator Jamming Attacks in Cyber-Physical Systems

W Duo, S Wang, MC Zhou, D You… - IEEE Transactions …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Cyber-physical systems, such as unmanned aerial vehicles and connected and autonomous
vehicles, are vulnerable to cyber attacks, which can cause significant damage to society …

Security of Cyber-Physical Systems Against Actuator Attacks through Cryptography

S Oliveira, AB Leal, M Teixeira… - 2023 International …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The connectivity demanded by Industry 4.0 poses new challenges for cyber-physical
systems (CPS), notably bolstering resilience against cyberattacks. In this paper, the authors …

Supervisory Control of Cyber-Physical Systems Subject to Actuator Jamming Attacks

W Duo, S Wang, MC Zhou, D You… - … Sensing and Control …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this paper, we examine the supervisory control problem for cyber-physical systems
vulnerable to actuator jamming attacks, which cause control command loss during …

On decidability of existence of fortified supervisors against covert actuator attackers

R Tai, L Lin, R Su - IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This work investigates the existence of fortified supervisors against covert actuator attackers.
For a supervisor that is nonresilient against covert actuator attackers, a fortified supervisor …