A Controller Switching Mechanism for Resilient Wireless Sensor–Actuator Networks

Controller failures can result in unsafe physical plant operations and deteriorated performance in industrial cyber–physical systems. In this paper, we present a controller switching mechanism over wireless sensor–actuator networks to enhance the resiliency of control systems against problems and po...

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Main Authors: Byeong-Moon Cho, Sangjun Kim, Kyoung-Dae Kim, Kyung-Joon Park
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Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-02-01
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/12/4/1841
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author Byeong-Moon Cho
Sangjun Kim
Kyoung-Dae Kim
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description Controller failures can result in unsafe physical plant operations and deteriorated performance in industrial cyber–physical systems. In this paper, we present a controller switching mechanism over wireless sensor–actuator networks to enhance the resiliency of control systems against problems and potential physical failures. The proposed mechanism detects controller failures and quickly switches to the backup controller to ensure the stability of the control system in case the primary controller fails. To show the efficacy of our proposed method, we conduct a performance evaluation using a hardware-in-the-loop testbed that considers both the actual wireless network protocol and the simulated physical system. Results demonstrate that the proposed scheme recovers quickly by switching to a backup controller in the case of controller failure.
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spelling doaj.art-f01df52a36284de2ab97b3e2d8de6ce72023-11-23T18:34:59ZengMDPI AGApplied Sciences2076-34172022-02-01124184110.3390/app12041841A Controller Switching Mechanism for Resilient Wireless Sensor–Actuator NetworksByeong-Moon Cho0Sangjun Kim1Kyoung-Dae Kim2Kyung-Joon Park3MCI Team, LX Semicon, Seoul 06763, KoreaDepartment of Information and Communication Engineering, Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST), Daegu 42988, KoreaDepartment of Information and Communication Engineering, Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST), Daegu 42988, KoreaDepartment of Information and Communication Engineering, Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST), Daegu 42988, KoreaController failures can result in unsafe physical plant operations and deteriorated performance in industrial cyber–physical systems. In this paper, we present a controller switching mechanism over wireless sensor–actuator networks to enhance the resiliency of control systems against problems and potential physical failures. The proposed mechanism detects controller failures and quickly switches to the backup controller to ensure the stability of the control system in case the primary controller fails. To show the efficacy of our proposed method, we conduct a performance evaluation using a hardware-in-the-loop testbed that considers both the actual wireless network protocol and the simulated physical system. Results demonstrate that the proposed scheme recovers quickly by switching to a backup controller in the case of controller failure.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/12/4/1841wireless sensor–actuator networkscyber–physical systemsindustrial internet of things
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Applied Sciences
wireless sensor–actuator networks
cyber–physical systems
industrial internet of things
title A Controller Switching Mechanism for Resilient Wireless Sensor–Actuator Networks
title_full A Controller Switching Mechanism for Resilient Wireless Sensor–Actuator Networks
title_fullStr A Controller Switching Mechanism for Resilient Wireless Sensor–Actuator Networks
title_full_unstemmed A Controller Switching Mechanism for Resilient Wireless Sensor–Actuator Networks
title_short A Controller Switching Mechanism for Resilient Wireless Sensor–Actuator Networks
title_sort controller switching mechanism for resilient wireless sensor actuator networks
topic wireless sensor–actuator networks
cyber–physical systems
industrial internet of things
url https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/12/4/1841
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