Blockchain Authentication for Autonomous Vehicle Simulation Data

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current methods for authenticating driverless vehicle testing data lack reliability and efficiency, requiring extensive verification processes that are time-consuming and costly.

Innovation Solution

A data authentication method and system using a distributed data block chain, where authentication requests containing simulation data from driverless vehicle testing are verified by multiple nodes, with successful verification results and award records written into the block chain, ensuring reliability and reducing authentication time and cost.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If traditional authentication methods are used for driverless vehicle testing data, then authentication reliability can be maintained through centralized verification, but authentication time and cost increase significantly

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveauthentication reliabilityVSAvoidauthentication time
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The authentication system is segmented into multiple independent authentication nodes distributed across the network. Each node can independently verify simulation data, eliminating the single-point bottleneck of centralized verification. This segmentation enables parallel processing of authentication requests, reducing overall authentication time while maintaining reliability through distributed consensus.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

A blockchain-based intermediary layer is introduced between the simulation data and authentication nodes. The blockchain serves as a trusted mediator that records and verifies authentication results immutably, allowing nodes to trust each other's verification without requiring centralized coordination. This intermediary enables efficient peer-to-peer verification while ensuring authentication reliability.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Reliability

If traditional authentication methods are used for driverless vehicle testing data, then comprehensive verification can be performed, but authentication cost increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveauthentication reliabilityVSAvoidauthentication cost
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSLoss of energy

Solution Approach 1:

The authentication system enables self-service through automated verification processes. Simulation data is automatically submitted to the blockchain and verified by authentication nodes without requiring manual intervention. The system uses automated consensus mechanisms and smart contracts to perform comprehensive verification, reducing labor costs while maintaining high authentication reliability.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The system changes the verification parameter from centralized manual review to distributed automated verification. By transforming the authentication process into algorithmic verification performed by multiple nodes, the system achieves comprehensive checking at lower cost. The blockchain's immutable ledger provides verification certainty without requiring expensive manual audit processes.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

3Productivity

If multiple authentication nodes are used for verifying simulation data, then authentication efficiency improves, but system complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveauthentication efficiencyVSAvoidsystem complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The blockchain platform provides universal functionality that simplifies the multi-node authentication system. The blockchain handles data storage, consensus reaching, and result recording for all authentication nodes uniformly. This universal infrastructure allows multiple nodes to operate efficiently without each node needing to implement complex individual verification logic, reducing overall system complexity while maintaining high authentication efficiency.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Data Source

PatentUS10880285B2Self-driving vehicle test authentication
Publication Date: 2020.12.29 BAIDU USA LLC
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AI summary

Embodiments of the present disclosure disclose a data authentication method, a data authentication apparatus, and a data authentication system. An embodiment of the data authentication method comprises: in response to receiving an authentication request submitted to authentication nodes in an authentication system for authenticating that a vehicle passes self-driving scene testing, verifying the authentication request, the authentication request containing simulation data regarding self-driving testing of the vehicle in a simulated driving scene and authentication award information; in the case of passing the verifying, generating an award record for an authentication node that completes verification first based on the authentication award information, and writing a verification result and the award record into a distributed data block chain corresponding to the authentication system. The embodiment realizes authentication to the driverless vehicle simulation testing data, which may ensure reliability of the authentication result while reducing the time and cost consumed for the authentication.