TY - GEN

T1 - Trust and reputation mechanisms for multi-agent robotic systems

AU - Zikratov, Igor A.

AU - Lebedev, Ilya S.

AU - Gurtov, Andrei V.

PY - 2014/1/1

Y1 - 2014/1/1

N2 - In this paper we analyze the functioning of multi-agent robotic systems with decentralized control in conditions of destructive information influences from robots-saboteurs. We considered a type of hidden attacks using interception of messages, formation and transmission of misinformation to a group of robots, and also realizing other actions which have no visible signs of invasion into a group of robots. We analyze existing models of information security of the multi-agent information system based on a measure of trust, calculated in the course of interaction of agents. We suggest a mechanism of information security in which robots-agents produce levels of trust to each other on the basis of the situation analysis developing on a certain step of an iterative algorithm with the use of onboard sensor devices. For improving the metric of likeness of objects relating to one category ("saboteur" or "legitimate agent") we suggest an algorithm to calculate reputation of agents as a measure of the public opinion created in time about qualities of robots of the category "saboteur" in a group of legitimate robots-agents. It is shown that inter-cluster distance can serve as a metric of quality of trust models in multi-agent systems. We give an example showing the use of the developed mechanism for detection of saboteurs in different situations in using the basic algorithm of distribution of targets in a group of robots.

AB - In this paper we analyze the functioning of multi-agent robotic systems with decentralized control in conditions of destructive information influences from robots-saboteurs. We considered a type of hidden attacks using interception of messages, formation and transmission of misinformation to a group of robots, and also realizing other actions which have no visible signs of invasion into a group of robots. We analyze existing models of information security of the multi-agent information system based on a measure of trust, calculated in the course of interaction of agents. We suggest a mechanism of information security in which robots-agents produce levels of trust to each other on the basis of the situation analysis developing on a certain step of an iterative algorithm with the use of onboard sensor devices. For improving the metric of likeness of objects relating to one category ("saboteur" or "legitimate agent") we suggest an algorithm to calculate reputation of agents as a measure of the public opinion created in time about qualities of robots of the category "saboteur" in a group of legitimate robots-agents. It is shown that inter-cluster distance can serve as a metric of quality of trust models in multi-agent systems. We give an example showing the use of the developed mechanism for detection of saboteurs in different situations in using the basic algorithm of distribution of targets in a group of robots.

KW - attack

KW - groups of robots

KW - Information security

KW - modeling

KW - multi-agent robotic systems

KW - vulnerability

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84905925088&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.1007/978-3-319-10353-2_10

DO - 10.1007/978-3-319-10353-2_10

M3 - Conference contribution

AN - SCOPUS:84905925088

SN - 9783319103525

T3 - Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)

SP - 106

EP - 120

BT - Internet of Things, Smart Spaces, and Next Generation Networks and Systems - 14th International Conference, NEW2AN 2014 and 7th Conference, ruSMART 2014, Proceedings

PB - Springer Nature

T2 - 14th International Conference on Next Generation Teletraffic and Wired/Wireless Advanced Networks and Systems, NEW2AN 2014 and 7th Conference on Internet of Things and Smart Spaces, ruSMART 2014

Y2 - 27 August 2014 through 29 August 2014

ER -