Stackelberg Game Based Robust Optimal Control of Cyber-Physical System under Hybrid Attack

Abstract:
This paper presents a novel framework integrating Stackelberg game theory and reinforcement learning for cyber-physical system (CPS) security. A hierarchical game model is developed, in which defenders and attackers interact through sequential decision-making. The defender-attacker dynamics are formulated as an optimization problem combining H2 and H control objectives. Key innovations include a unified game-theoretic approach for modeling hybrid attack-defense mechanisms, online reinforcement learning algorithms for real-time strategy adaptation, and rigorous stability analysis using the Lyapunov theory. Theoretical guarantees of convergence are established for the proposed learning scheme. Comprehensive experiments on a robotic platform validate the effectiveness of the framework in maintaining control performance under diverse attack scenarios.
Index Terms: Cyber-physical system (CPS), Stackelberg game, optimal control, reinforcement learning, adaptive dynamic programming
Published in:The International Journal of Intelligent Control and Systems (Volume: 30, Issue: 1, 2025-03-20)
Page(s):47 - 54