Chaos Based Synchronization Breakdown as an intrusion Detection Mechanism in critical cyber-physical systems
Year: 2026
Type: article
Abstract: This document illustrates how to prepare a manuscript to be submitted to the Critical cyber-physical systems (CPS) face escalating threats from sophisticated attacks, while conventional intrusion detection systems often fail against stealthy or coordinated intrusions. This paper proposes a physics-informed intrusion detection framework based on chaotic synchronization breakdown between master and slave systems. A generalized Lorenz 3-D oscillator with adaptive coupling maintains synchronization under nominal conditions, while intrusions are modeled as additive perturbations on the slave system. Numerical simulations demonstrate that abrupt attacks, stochastic disturbances, and slow parameter drifts produce distinct, measurable deviations in synchronization error and adaptive gain, enabling rapid and robust detection. While compensatory attacks are primarily evaluated numerically, results indicate that transient error suppression can occur, highlighting the need for multi-indicator detection. The study also outlines challenges in scaling to large-scale distributed CPS, including network latency, multi-node coordination, and coordinated attack scenarios. This work bridges chaotic dynamics and real CPS monitoring, offering a foundation for real-time, implementable mechanisms, with future research directed toward analytical validation, hybrid data-driven integration, and deployment in multi-node CPS testbeds.e Journal of Object Technology by using the jot.cls (v2.5 released on 2 May, 2021) class style.
Language: English
Subfield: Statistical and Nonlinear Physics
Field: Physics and Astronomy
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W7158317984