Security Considerations for Autonomous Robots

Abstract

The security aspects of autonomous robots are analyzed by modeling a robot as a set of sensors, effectors, optional communications resources, and processing elements whose behavior is tightly coupled to be sensed characteristics of its environment. A simple taxonomy of potential generic threat types is presented, comprising both the possible direct external threat paths and the derived consequent internal threat states. Several generic countermeasure strategies are proposed.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1990
Accession Number
ADA422454

Entities

People

  • Douglas W. Gage

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Autonomy
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Autonomous Systems
  • Complex Systems
  • Computer Network Security
  • Computer Networks
  • Computer Programming
  • Computers
  • Countermeasures
  • Cybersecurity
  • Demonstrations
  • Deployment
  • Environment
  • Information Operations
  • Reliability
  • Spoofing
  • Task Forces
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Cybersecurity.
  • Robotics and Automation.
  • Theoretical Analysis.

Technology Areas

  • AI & ML
  • AI & ML - Autonomous Systems
  • Autonomy