Intrusion detection system for container security

This paper describes the development of an intrusion detection system for container security applications. In particular it addresses the development and implementation of intrusion detection algorithms. Container security became an important issue due to the recent attacks and incidents in the world. However up to now no cost-effective ultra low power solution has been available for integrated logistics. In order to support the global logistics chain we have developed a wireless sensor system for container monitoring. The intrusion detection system (IntruTag) consists of a microcontroller based sensor and communication module. An intrusion can be observed by using a 3-axis acceleration sensor and dedicated detection algorithms. They allow distinguishing between robust handling and unwanted openings of the container. The result of the event classification is transmitted to a base station for further actions.