Design of an Automotive Radar Sensor Firmware Resilient to Cyberattacks

Abstract

In this paper, we introduce a novel automotive radar sensor design resilient to cyberattacks. The proposed design can be implemented at the firmware level of the system which provides faster detection of cyberattacks without adding hardware complexity or being computationally expensive. This approach can be combined with any predictive filtering based approach implemented at higher system layers to provide additional security. Frequency modulated continuous wave (FMCW) radar is chosen to demonstrate the efficiency of the design in preventing cyberattacks as will be demonstrated by simulation results.