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9 papers

eess.SY2026

System Identification of Lithium-Ion Battery Equivalent Circuit Models Using Ensemble Kalman Inversion

Farzaneh Barat, Sara Wilson, Huijeong Kim +1

System identification remains an intriguing challenge for lithium-ion batteries, as many models are nonlinear, exhibit multi-physics coupling, and involve a large number of paramet…

eess.SY2026

Accelerating Bayesian Optimization for Nonlinear State-Space System Identification with Application to Lithium-Ion Batteries

Hao Tu, Jackson Fogelquist, Iman Askari +4

This paper studies system identification for nonlinear state-space models, a problem that arises across many fields yet remains challenging in practice. Focusing on maximum likelih…

cs.RO2025

Model Predictive Inferential Control of Neural State-Space Models for Autonomous Vehicle Motion Planning

Iman Askari, Ali Vaziri, Xuemin Tu +2

Model predictive control (MPC) has proven useful in enabling safe and optimal motion planning for autonomous vehicles. In this paper, we investigate how to achieve MPC-based motion…

eess.SY2025

Machine Learning-Driven Prediction of Lithium-Ion Battery Power Capability for eVTOL Aircraft

Hao Tu, Yebin Wang, Shaoshuai Mou +1

Electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft have emerged as a promising solution to transform urban transportation. They present a few technical challenges for battery…

eess.SY2025

Optimal Power Management of Battery Energy Storage Systems via Ensemble Kalman Inversion

Amir Farakhor, Iman Askari, Di Wu +1

Optimal power management of battery energy storage systems (BESS) is crucial for their safe and efficient operation. Numerical optimization techniques are frequently utilized to so…

cs.RO2025

Motion Planning for Autonomous Vehicles: When Model Predictive Control Meets Ensemble Kalman Smoothing

Iman Askari, Yebin Wang, Vedeng M. Deshpande +1

Safe and efficient motion planning is of fundamental importance for autonomous vehicles. This paper investigates motion planning based on nonlinear model predictive control (NMPC)…