26th Congress of International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences
including the 8th AIAA Aviation Technology, Integration, and Operations (ATIO) Conference
14 - 19 September 2008, Anchorage, Alaska, USA
Paper ICAS 2008-9.1.3

SECURITY OF WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORK ENABLED HEALTH MONITORING FOR FUTURE AIRPLANES

K. Sampigethaya, R. Poovendran*, M. Li**, L. Bushnell*, R. Robinson**
Univ. of Washington & Boeing Phantom Works, USA; *Univ. of Washington, USA; **Boeing Phantom Works, USA

Keywords: Security, Wireless, Sensor, RFID, Airplane Health Management

The use of wireless sensor network (WSN) for airplane health monitoring and management brings many benefits, but at the cost of security vulnerabilities. This paper analyzes and mitigates the threats to the airplane operation from the WSN collecting and monitoring health data, and wireless transfer of data to ground systems.

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