An Experimental Study of Trojan Vulnerabilities in UAV Autonomous Landing

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Autores principales: Ahmari, Reza, Mohammadi, Ahmad, Hemmati, Vahid, Mynuddin, Mohammed, Mahmoud, Mahmoud Nabil, Kebria, Parham, Homaifar, Abdollah, Saif, Mehrdad
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author Ahmari, Reza
Mohammadi, Ahmad
Hemmati, Vahid
Mynuddin, Mohammed
Mahmoud, Mahmoud Nabil
Kebria, Parham
Homaifar, Abdollah
Saif, Mehrdad
author_facet Ahmari, Reza
Mohammadi, Ahmad
Hemmati, Vahid
Mynuddin, Mohammed
Mahmoud, Mahmoud Nabil
Kebria, Parham
Homaifar, Abdollah
Saif, Mehrdad
contents This study investigates the vulnerabilities of autonomous navigation and landing systems in Urban Air Mobility (UAM) vehicles. Specifically, it focuses on Trojan attacks that target deep learning models, such as Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs). Trojan attacks work by embedding covert triggers within a model's training data. These triggers cause specific failures under certain conditions, while the model continues to perform normally in other situations. We assessed the vulnerability of Urban Autonomous Aerial Vehicles (UAAVs) using the DroNet framework. Our experiments showed a significant drop in accuracy, from 96.4% on clean data to 73.3% on data triggered by Trojan attacks. To conduct this study, we collected a custom dataset and trained models to simulate real-world conditions. We also developed an evaluation framework designed to identify Trojan-infected models. This work demonstrates the potential security risks posed by Trojan attacks and lays the groundwork for future research on enhancing the resilience of UAM systems.
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spellingShingle An Experimental Study of Trojan Vulnerabilities in UAV Autonomous Landing
Ahmari, Reza
Mohammadi, Ahmad
Hemmati, Vahid
Mynuddin, Mohammed
Mahmoud, Mahmoud Nabil
Kebria, Parham
Homaifar, Abdollah
Saif, Mehrdad
Cryptography and Security
Artificial Intelligence
Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
Robotics
This study investigates the vulnerabilities of autonomous navigation and landing systems in Urban Air Mobility (UAM) vehicles. Specifically, it focuses on Trojan attacks that target deep learning models, such as Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs). Trojan attacks work by embedding covert triggers within a model's training data. These triggers cause specific failures under certain conditions, while the model continues to perform normally in other situations. We assessed the vulnerability of Urban Autonomous Aerial Vehicles (UAAVs) using the DroNet framework. Our experiments showed a significant drop in accuracy, from 96.4% on clean data to 73.3% on data triggered by Trojan attacks. To conduct this study, we collected a custom dataset and trained models to simulate real-world conditions. We also developed an evaluation framework designed to identify Trojan-infected models. This work demonstrates the potential security risks posed by Trojan attacks and lays the groundwork for future research on enhancing the resilience of UAM systems.
title An Experimental Study of Trojan Vulnerabilities in UAV Autonomous Landing
topic Cryptography and Security
Artificial Intelligence
Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
Robotics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.20932