Security assessment framework and design for unmanned aerial vehicle communication environments in power applications
LUO Wangchun
ZHANG Xinghua
ZHANG Fu
SHI Zhibin
LIU Hongyi
Abstract：[Objective]To assess the security of unmanned aerial vehicle(UAV)communication environments in power applications,an effective security architecture and design scheme was proposed to address electromagnetic interference,data security,and other challenges UAV communications face during power inspections,ensuring efficient collaborative operations and secure data transmission of UAVs in complex electromagnetic environments.[Methods]Firstly,the structure of UAV collaborative wireless networks and security threats they face were analyzed,especially the influence of strong electromagnetic interference near power lines on UAV communications.Subsequently,an identity cryptography-based solution to UAV collaborative wireless networks was proposed.Additionally,by designing enhanced communication protocols and anti-interference mechanisms,stable transmission of critical data under strong electromagnetic interference was ensured.Meanwhile,the mutual authentication,signature,and identity verification mechanisms for communication data were introduced to enhance the overall security of UAV communications.[Results]Experimental results demonstrate that the proposed security assessment architecture and design scheme exhibits high data recovery rates and low resource consumption under varying numbers of UAVs,communication failure rates,electromagnetic interference intensities,and data packet sizes.In particular,the system maintains high data recovery rates and fault tolerance capabilities even under high electromagnetic interference,effectively resisting potential network intrusions and data tampering threats.[Conclusions]The proposed security assessment architecture and design scheme significantly enhances the security and reliability of UAV communications during power inspections,reducing the information leakage risk and enabling efficient collaborative operations in complex electromagnetic environments.The innovation of this study lies in combining identity cryptography and public key mechanisms to design a lightweight,efficient,and safe solution,providing effective security guarantees for UAV communication networks in power inspection tasks.
Keywords：unmanned aerial vehicle(UAV)communication environmentidentity cryptographypublic key mechanismsignaturewireless networkfault tolerance analysis
Publication Date：2025-11-25
Online Publishing Date：2025-12-29(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：8( 729-736 )