A Novel Orchestration Framework for Zero Trust Unmanned Vehicular Networks in ROS 2 Clemson University

Format:

Book

Conference/Event

Author/Creator:

Tinker, Noah, author.

Contributor:

Boone, Julia

Wang, Kuang-Ching

Conference Name:

2025 NDIA Michigan Chapter Ground Vehicle Systems Engineering and Technology Symposium (2025-08-12 : Novi, Michigan, United States)

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource cm

Place of Publication:

Warrendale, PA SAE International 2025

Summary:

As unmanned vehicular networks become more prevalent in civilian and defense applications, the need for robust security solutions grows in parallel. While ROS 2 offers a flexible platform for robotic operations, its security model lacks the adaptability required for dynamic trust management and proactive threat mitigation. To address these shortcomings, we propose a novel framework that integrates containerized ROS 2 nodes with Kubernetes-based orchestration, a dynamic trust management subsystem, and integrability with simulators for real-time and protocol-flexible network simulation. By embedding trust management directly within each ROS 2 container and leveraging Kubernetes, we overcome ROS 2's security limitations by enabling real-time monitoring and machine learning-driven anomaly detection (via an autoencoder trained on custom data), facilitating the isolation or removal of suspicious nodes. Additionally, Kubernetes policies allow seamless scaling and enforcement of trust-based security rules, mitigating the static constraints of the default ROS 2 security stack. This approach delivers a robust, scalable, and adaptive platform for unmanned vehicle fleets operating in contested or untrusted domains

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Publisher Number:

2025-01-0434

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license