A Physical Model-Based Observer Framework for Nonlinear Constrained State Estimation Applied to Battery State Estimation

Sensors (Basel). 2019 Oct 11;19(20):4402. doi: 10.3390/s19204402.

Abstract

Future electrified autonomous vehicles demand higly accurate knowledge of their system states to guarantee a high-fidelity and reliable control. This constitutes a challenging task-firstly, due to rising complexity and operational safeness, and secondly, due to the need for embedded service oriented architecture which demands a continuous development of new functionalities. Based on this, a novel model based Kalman filter framework is outlined in this publication, which enables the automatic incorporation of multiphysical Modelica models into discrete-time estimation algorithms. Additionally, these estimation algorithms are extended with nonlinear inequality constraint handling functionalities. The proposed framework is applied to a constrained nonlinear state of charge lithium-ion cell observer and is validated with experimental data.

Keywords: AUTOSAR; constrained estimation; functional mockup interface; hybrid simulation; kalman filter; lithium-ion cell; modelica; nonlinear observer; state of charge estimation.