Connect and Protect: Requirements for Maritime Autonomous Surface Ship in Urban Passenger Transportation

Amro, Ahmed; Gkioulos, Vasileios; Katsikas, Sokratis K.

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-42048-2_5

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“…Specifically, the notion for the decomposition of navigation functions is influenced by the proposed operational modes by Rødseth et al (16), functions proposed in the MUNIN project (33) as well as DNV.GL's proposed "autoremote" operational mode (34). For the second goal function, the identification of functions and sub-functions was based on the established communication requirements (10). Each function and sub-function was derived to address a certain requirement until all requirements are addressed.…”

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“…Initially, the identified system structure reflected in the ST in Figure 3 was distributed across the APS context identified in (10). The distribution was based on the appropriate interactions across the different system functions, which are reflected in Figure 6.…”

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“…The extracted requirements were proposed by the stakeholders with a focus on regulatory compliance, functionality, reliability and safety of autonomous ships. The work in (10) leads to the conclusion that ICT technologies implemented in contemporary ships are not sufficient for autonomous all-electric passenger ferries for urban water transport, given the operational conditions and requirements of the latter. Accordingly, in this paper, a tailored Communication Architecture is proposed, that aims to satisfy the communication requirements established in (10), and to address the needs of the various stakeholders.…”

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“…The work in (10) leads to the conclusion that ICT technologies implemented in contemporary ships are not sufficient for autonomous all-electric passenger ferries for urban water transport, given the operational conditions and requirements of the latter. Accordingly, in this paper, a tailored Communication Architecture is proposed, that aims to satisfy the communication requirements established in (10), and to address the needs of the various stakeholders. The architecture is designed so as to include elements to allow the design and development of a complementary security architecture that will address the security requirements established in (10).…”

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“…The reference architecture proposed by Rødseth et al ( 16) was found to be the most relevant to our work since it addressed several of the communication requirements established in (10). This architecture constitutes a significant part of the current state of the art, but it lacks certain elements necessary in the context of the APS case.…”

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Communication architecture for autonomous passenger ship

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Novel innovations have been witnessed in the past few years in the field of technology for autonomous vehicles. These have been exploited in various applications in the maritime domain; one such application is the proposal to develop autonomous passenger ships (APS) or ferries for carrying passengers in urban waterways. Such technology requires the integration of several components to support the safe and secure operation of the ferries. In this paper, a communication architecture is proposed, that satisfies pre-established communication requirements and supports autonomous and remotely controlled functions of an APS. The architecture was designed using the Architecture Analysis and Design Language (AADL); this enabled an iterative design process to be followed and allows for future improvements. The proposed architecture is verified by showcasing the role of the different architectural components in addressing the requirements and in supporting the expected functions in a number of operational scenarios based on the expected operations of an APS use case called “Autoferry.” Furthermore, the proposed architecture has been evaluated by demonstrating its ability to achieve the expected performance according to the requirements, in simulated experiments using the network simulator GNS3.

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The application of a system‐based risk management framework and social network analysis to the Maritime Autonomous Surface Ship system: Who are the decision‐makers in the wider system?

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Maritime Autonomous Surface Ships (MASS) currently have no formal regulations developed specifically for their operation, as their regulatory framework is still under development. Rasmussen's Risk Management Framework has been used to develop an actor map of the current MASS system in the UK, to show who the actors, decision‐makers, and planners are within the wider sociotechnical system and the level at which they sit. From the actor map, two social networks were created, one to show the connections that currently exist between the actors within the MASS system and another to show what a future MASS system could look like if regulations and standards were put in place for MASS. Social Network Analysis was then used to investigate the wider MASS system's dynamics, to understand which actors currently have a high degree of influence within the UK MASS system, and where the shortfalls are in the current MASS system. The analysis showed that the industry and end user levels lacked support from the higher system levels, and the addition of formal regulations and standards in the future MASS system would increase the MASS system's resilience. System recommendations for each level in the Risk Management Framework were then made to suggest ways to increase the influence of the regulators and promote the safe operation of MASS.

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Communication and Cybersecurity Testbed for Autonomous Passenger Ship

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2022

Computer Security. ESORICS 2021 International Workshops

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Many industrial sectors are undergoing a digital transformation, including maritime. New technological advancements and modes of operations are being introduced to maritime infrastructure, which includes ships, ports, and other facilities. Digital transformation in maritime has among its goals reducing human involvement and improving remote connectivity. The achievement of these goals hinges on several components, including communication technologies and cybersecurity. Consequently, maritime-related communication and cybersecurity solutions are in high demand. This paper targets the development of a maritimethemed testbed utilized to evaluate and analyze several maritime use cases, including autonomous passenger ships (APS) with a prime focus on the communication and cybersecurity aspects. We have proposed abstraction of processes guiding the utilization of the testbed capabilities. Also, we proposed an approach for replicating the target system of analysis which facilitates the analysis and evaluation activities. The proposed testbed and its processes have been evaluated by discussing some of the projects that utilized it, including evaluating communication and cybersecurity architectures for an APS use case. Additionally, after comparison with the state-of-the-art in cybersecurity testbeds, the testbed was found to be supporting the majority of the concepts and properties observed in the literature while the missing elements were highlighted and designated as suggestions for future work. Moreover. we provide a discussion of the challenges in cybersecurity evaluation in maritime in general and autonomous ships in particular.

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Connect and Protect: Requirements for Maritime Autonomous Surface Ship in Urban Passenger Transportation

Cited by 15 publications

References 7 publications

Communication architecture for autonomous passenger ship

Communication architecture for autonomous passenger ship

The application of a system‐based risk management framework and social network analysis to the Maritime Autonomous Surface Ship system: Who are the decision‐makers in the wider system?

Communication and Cybersecurity Testbed for Autonomous Passenger Ship

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