Combating car crime through a consumer orientated anti-hacking security device

通过面向消费者的反黑客安全设备打击汽车犯罪

• 批准号: 86581
• 金额: $ 12.04万
• 依托单位: HARD-OFF SECURITY LTD
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Collaborative R&D
• 财政年份: 2020
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2020 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=86581
• 关键词: Combating; car; crime; through; consumer

The project is focused on combating car theft from cars and of cars, that are keyless entry/keyless start vehicles by 'relay hacking'. This has become endemic in the UK, as it has across the world and is now the most common way to steal cars. Because this 'convenience feature' has critical security weaknesses which make the car's fob easy to extend their range using a relay hacking device which allows the car to be opened and started without having the fob in close proximity to the vehicle. Key fobs remain ON and active 24/7 but are actually only required less than 1% of the time (5 minutes/day). Switching the fob OFF completely renders it unhackable because it cannot transmit or receive a signal.Our target market is the used car sector which is not being addressed by manufacturers other than Ford who have a solution for their own vehicles.Our current solution is to install one of a range of 'Kits' into the key fob, which can include a flexible PCB (fPCB) with motion sensing circuitry and an optional external magnetic override switch. The scope and variation in types of keyless entry key fob, i.e. shape, internal space and layout are vastly different across all makes and models of car. Only the battery sizes are consistent. The current solution requires someone trained in key fob design and construction.This project is to redesign a 'universal kit' so it is simplified and based around the button battery size and made easier for the motorist to fit, without any specific technical expertise.Our pre-COVID strategy was to sell through a National distributor who, based on the customer's fob presented, trained fitters could select the appropriate 'Kit' , fit the kit and test it while the customer waited in the store. A process taking about 5 minutes and not dissimilar to changing a fob battery which they were already doing in store. This overcame the selection and installation challenges faced by an inexperienced buyer. Post-COVID, as an across the board business decision our distributor withdrew, at the height of the lockdown from all new innovation projects. Evidence is available if required.Although our route-to-market has been abruptly cut, with hindsight, this enforced change to selling direct to motorists will give us the opportunity to gain greater control over our market, a better product, greater opportunities and improved cash flow.Our new product design will accommodate the technical challenges of 'universal fitment' by achieving the following objectives:* Simple selection* Simplified installation* Widens the scope of key fobs that the new 'Kit' will fit easily (universal fitment based on Battery-size alone)* Reduces manufacturing and retail costs* Reduces Materials used (PCB Substrate and plastics)Although a fairly major upgrade in terms of reconfiguring the technology it is still based on our core components of the 'All Automatic' Kit, so we are quite confident about its feasibility. The key innovation lies in its simplicity to fit and reduction in components and materials.

该项目的重点是打击通过“中继黑客”从汽车和汽车（无钥匙进入/无钥匙启动车辆）盗窃汽车的行为。这在英国已经成为一种流行病，就像在世界各地一样，并且现在是最常见的偷车方式。因为这种“便利功能”具有严重的安全弱点，使得汽车的遥控钥匙可以使用继电器黑客设备轻松扩展其范围，从而允许在遥控钥匙不靠近车辆的情况下打开和启动汽车。密钥卡 24/7 保持开启和活动状态，但实际上只需要不到 1% 的时间（每天 5 分钟）。将密钥卡完全关闭后，它就无法被破解，因为它无法传输或接收信号。我们的目标市场是二手车领域，除了福特以外，没有为自己的车辆提供解决方案的制造商正在解决这一问题。我们当前的解决方案是将一系列“套件”中的一个安装到密钥卡中，其中可以包括带有运动感应电路的柔性 PCB (fPCB) 和可选的外部磁性超驰开关。无钥匙进入钥匙扣类型的范围和变化，即形状、内部空间和布局，在所有汽车品牌和型号中都有很大不同。只是电池尺寸一致。当前的解决方案需要接受过钥匙扣设计和构造培训的人员。该项目是重新设计一个“通用套件”，使其简化并基于纽扣电池尺寸，使驾驶者更容易安装，而无需任何特定的技术专业知识。我们在新冠疫情之前的策略是通过全国经销商进行销售，该经销商根据客户提供的钥匙扣，训练有素的安装人员可以选择合适的“套件”，安装套件并在客户在商店等待时进行测试。这个过程大约需要 5 分钟，与他们在店里已经做的更换遥控钥匙电池没有什么不同。这克服了缺乏经验的买家面临的选择和安装挑战。新冠疫情之后，作为一项全面的业务决策，我们的经销商在所有新创新项目被封锁的最严重时期退出了。如果需要的话，证据是可用的。虽然我们的市场路线被突然切断，但事后看来，这种直接向驾车者销售的强制改变将使我们有机会更好地控制我们的市场、更好的产品、更多的机会和改善的现金流。我们的新产品设计将通过实现以下目标来适应“通用配件”的技术挑战：*简单的选择*简化的安装*扩大了新“套件”将使用的钥匙扣的范围 轻松安装（仅基于电池尺寸的通用安装）* 降低制造和零售成本* 减少使用的材料（PCB 基板和塑料）虽然在重新配置技术方面进行了相当大的升级，但它仍然基于我们的“全自动”套件的核心组件，因此我们对其可行性非常有信心。关键的创新在于其安装简单性以及组件和材料的减少。