Open Research Europe, vol.1, no.115, pp.1-20, 2021 (Scopus)
Verification and validation (V&V) of systems, and system of systems, in
an industrial context has never been as important as today. The
recent developments in automated cyber-physical systems, digital
twin environments, and Industry 4.0 applications require effective and
comprehensive V&V mechanisms. Verification and Validation of
Automated Systems' Safety and Security (VALU3S), a Horizon 2020
Electronic Components and Systems for European Leadership Joint
Undertaking (ECSEL-JU) project started in May 2020, aims to create
and evaluate a multi-domain V&V framework that facilitates
evaluation of automated systems from component level to system
level, with the aim of reducing the time and effort needed to evaluate
these systems. VALU3S focuses on V&V for the requirements of safety,
cybersecurity, and privacy (SCP). This paper mainly focuses on the
elaboration of one of the 13 use cases of VALU3S to identify the SCP
issues in an automated robot inspection cell that is being actively used
for the quality control assessment of automotive body-in-white. The
joint study here embarks on a collaborative approach that puts the
V&V methods and workflows for the robotic arms safety trajectory
planning and execution, fault injection techniques, cyber-physical
security vulnerability assessment, anomaly detection, and SCP
countermeasures required for remote control and inspection. The
paper also presents cross-links with ECSEL-JU goals and the current
advancements in the market and scientific and technological state-of play