arXiv:2504.02015cs.LG2025-04被引 1

研究神经网络在卫星辐射故障下的可靠性,发现关键位翻转会严重破坏模型性能。

Fault injection analysis of Real NVP normalising flow model for satellite anomaly detection

  • 在TensorFlow中构建故障注入框架,模拟权重、输出等组件的故障
  • 关键位翻转导致模型性能显著下降甚至失效,远超随机值或零值影响
  • 为航天领域AI系统设计容错机制提供实证依据,适合关注航天AI安全的研究者

卫星广泛应用于通信、地球观测和空间科学等领域。当前基于神经网络与深度学习的方法已成为提升任务性能与效率的前沿技术。然而,卫星易受各类故障影响,人工智能在故障检测中的应用至关重要。尽管神经网络优势明显,但其仍易受辐射错误影响,严重威胁系统可靠性。确保系统可靠性需通过大量测试与验证,特别是采用故障注入方法。本研究分析了一种物理信息引导的实值非体积保持(Real NVP)归一化流模型在空间系统故障检测中的表现,重点评估其对单事件翻转(SEUs)的鲁棒性。我们构建了定制化的TensorFlow故障注入框架,通过层状态注入(针对权重、偏置等内部组件)与层输出注入(修改各激活层输出),引入零值、随机值及位翻转等故障类型,在不同层级与强度下进行测试。结果表明,关键位翻转可导致模型性能大幅下降甚至系统失效,揭示其对系统稳定性构成重大威胁。本工作旨在全面评估Real NVP模型在辐射误差下的韧性,为实现航天AI系统的容错设计提供依据。

原文摘要 · Abstract (English)

Satellites are used for a multitude of applications, including communications, Earth observation, and space science. Neural networks and deep learning-based approaches now represent the state-of-the-art to enhance the performance and efficiency of these tasks. Given that satellites are susceptible to various faults, one critical application of Artificial Intelligence (AI) is fault detection. However, despite the advantages of neural networks, these systems are vulnerable to radiation errors, which can significantly impact their reliability. Ensuring the dependability of these solutions requires extensive testing and validation, particularly using fault injection methods. This study analyses a physics-informed (PI) real-valued non-volume preserving (Real NVP) normalizing flow model for fault detection in space systems, with a focus on resilience to Single-Event Upsets (SEUs). We present a customized fault injection framework in TensorFlow to assess neural network resilience. Fault injections are applied through two primary methods: Layer State injection, targeting internal network components such as weights and biases, and Layer Output injection, which modifies layer outputs across various activations. Fault types include zeros, random values, and bit-flip operations, applied at varying levels and across different network layers. Our findings reveal several critical insights, such as the significance of bit-flip errors in critical bits, that can lead to substantial performance degradation or even system failure. With this work, we aim to exhaustively study the resilience of Real NVP models against errors due to radiation, providing a means to guide the implementation of fault tolerance measures.

航天AI故障注入模型鲁棒性归一化流

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