  Intrusion detection systems (IDSs) play a crucial role in the identification
and mitigation for attacks on host systems. Of these systems, vehicular ad hoc
networks (VANETs) are particularly difficult to protect due to the dynamic
nature of their clients and their necessity for constant interaction with their
respective cyber-physical systems. Currently, there is a need for a
VANET-specific IDS that can satisfy these requirements. Spline function-based
IDSs have shown to be effective in traditional network settings. By examining
the various construction of splines and testing their robustness, the viability
for a spline-based IDS can be determined.
