Defining a Standard Blockchain-based Black Box for Autonomous Systems

• Autores: Laura Inyesto Alonso, David Sobrín Hidalgo, Claudia Álvarez Aparicio, Vicente Matellán Olivera , Adrián Campazas Vega, Ángel Manuel Guerrero Higueras
• Localización: Proceedings of the XXIV Workshop of Physical Agents: September 5-6, 2024 / coord. por Miguel Cazorla Quevedo , Francisco Gómez Donoso , Félix Escalona Moncholi , 2024, ISBN 978-84-09-63822-2, págs. 46-59
• Idioma: inglés
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  • Human-system interaction demands a high level of security, especially for those systems that work autonomously. In environments where humans and autonomous systems coexist, safety is crucial because an autonomous system malfunction can put the human’s physical integrity at risk. In the same way that an airplane integrates a black box system to record the relevant data during the flight, autonomous machines should integrate their own black box system. Implementing a black box in autonomous systems would help to determine the cause of incidents and assign responsibility after an unexpected event occurs. However, there is currently no consensus on a standard for building black boxes for autonomous physical systems. For this reason, this paper proposes a standard for defining the information that should be recorded by an autonomous system black box. The proposed approach combines this standard with blockchain technology, providing security and tamper-resistance to ensure the integrity of the black box data.

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