Review of Cyber-Physical System in Healthcare

Abstract

Cyber-physical system (CPS) is an integration of physical processes with computation and communication. It has the ability to add more intelligence to social life. Wireless sensor networks (WSN) can be a vital part of CPS as strong sensing capability is one of the major driving factors for CPS applications. CPS is still considered to be a nascent technology, and there are many challenges yet to be addressed. A few CPS applications in healthcare have been proposed to date, and they lack the flexibility of technology integration, such as integration of computing resources with sensor networks. This paper presents a survey of CPS in healthcare applications that have been proposed to date by academia as well as industry. A comprehensive taxonomy is also provided that characterizes and classifies different components and methods that are required for the application of CPS in healthcare. The taxonomy not only highlights the similarities and differences of the state-of-the-art technologies utilized in CPS for healthcare from the perspective of WSN and Cloud Computing but also identifies the areas that require further research. It is expected that this taxonomy and its mapping to relevant systems will be highly useful for further development of CPS for healthcare.

A Security Analysis of Cyber-Physical Systems Architecture for Healthcare

“…However, creating architectural models for CPS can be quite challenging [6]. Wide variability in both the uses of CPS as well as the nature of the implementation environment makes it difficult to find a general architecture that will work across all cases.…”

“…One architectural quality that can be a key to the success of a CPS's design is its ability to cope with uncertainty [6]. CPS must be designed to be able to evolve and operate in unreliable environments.…”

“…The scalability of a CPS's architecture is also a key to the success of the system [6]. The heterogeneous nature of the system requires flexibility in design that may need to cover physical domains including motion control, chemical and biological processes, as well as human involvement.…”

“…One primary reason for this is the complexity of the system structure in healthcare environments [6]. Creating architectural models for CPS can be quite challenging and meeting security needs of healthcare facilities is especially critical for such systems [6].…”

Uncertain Production Scheduling Based on Fuzzy Theory Considering Utility and Production Rate

“…Cyber-physical systems (CPS) can be viewed as a new generation of systems with integrated control, communication and computational capabilities [1]. It combines computation and communication capabilities with the physical world [11].…”