Blockchain Methods for Trusted Avionics Systems

Erik Blasch; Ronghua Xu; Yu Chen; Genshe Chen; Dan Shen

doi:10.1109/NAECON46414.2019.9058263

Blockchain Methods for Trusted Avionics Systems

Erik Blasch
, Ronghua Xu
, Yu Chen
, Genshe Chen
, Dan Shen

Electrical and Computer Eng

Binghamton University

Air Force of Scientific Research
State University of New York Binghamton University
Intelligent Fusion Technology, Inc.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

13 Scopus citations

Abstract

Blockchain is a popular method to ensure security for trusted systems. The benefits include an auditable method to provide decentralized security without a trusted third party, but the drawback is the large computational resources needed to process and store the ever-expanding chain of security blocks. The promise of blockchain for edge devices (e.g., internet of things) poses a variety of challenges and strategies before adoption. In this paper, we explore blockchain methods and examples, with experimental data to determine the merits of the capabilities. As for an aerospace example, we address a notional example for Automatic dependent surveillance - broadcast (ADS-B) from Flight24 data (https://www.flightradar24.com/) to determine whether blockchain is feasible for avionics systems. The methods are incorporated into the Lightweight Internet of Things (IoT) based Smart Public Safety (LISPS) framework. By decoupling a complex system into independent sub-tasks, the LISPS system possesses high flexibility in the design process and online maintenance. The Blockchain-enabled decentralized avionics services provide a secured data sharing and access control mechanism. The experimental results demonstrate the feasibility of the approach.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2019 IEEE National Aerospace and Electronics Conference, NAECON 2019
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages	192-199
Number of pages	8
ISBN (Electronic)	9781728114163
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/NAECON46414.2019.9058263
State	Published - Jul 2019
Event	2019 IEEE National Aerospace and Electronics Conference, NAECON 2019 - Dayton, United States Duration: Jul 15 2019 → Jul 19 2019

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Name	Proceedings of the IEEE National Aerospace Electronics Conference, NAECON
Volume	2019-July

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Conference	2019 IEEE National Aerospace and Electronics Conference, NAECON 2019
Country/Territory	United States
City	Dayton
Period	07/15/19 → 07/19/19

Keywords

Avionics Systems
Blockchain
Cyber Avionics
Flight24 data
Surveillance

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Blasch, E., Xu, R., Chen, Y., Chen, G., & Shen, D. (2019). Blockchain Methods for Trusted Avionics Systems. In 2019 IEEE National Aerospace and Electronics Conference, NAECON 2019 (pp. 192-199). Article 9058263 (Proceedings of the IEEE National Aerospace Electronics Conference, NAECON; Vol. 2019-July). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/NAECON46414.2019.9058263

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Blasch, E, Xu, R, Chen, Y, Chen, G & Shen, D 2019, Blockchain Methods for Trusted Avionics Systems. in 2019 IEEE National Aerospace and Electronics Conference, NAECON 2019., 9058263, Proceedings of the IEEE National Aerospace Electronics Conference, NAECON, vol. 2019-July, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., pp. 192-199, 2019 IEEE National Aerospace and Electronics Conference, NAECON 2019, Dayton, United States, 07/15/19. https://doi.org/10.1109/NAECON46414.2019.9058263

Blockchain Methods for Trusted Avionics Systems. / Blasch, Erik; Xu, Ronghua; Chen, Yu et al.
2019 IEEE National Aerospace and Electronics Conference, NAECON 2019. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2019. p. 192-199 9058263 (Proceedings of the IEEE National Aerospace Electronics Conference, NAECON; Vol. 2019-July).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

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