Predicting Surface Roughness in Turning Complex-Structured Workpieces Using Vibration-Signal-Based Gaussian Process Regression.

Surface roughness prediction is a pivotal aspect of the manufacturing industry, as it directly influences product quality and process optimization. This study introduces a predictive model for surface roughness in the turning of complex-structured workpieces utilizing Gaussian Process Regression (GPR) informed by vibration signals. The model captures parameters from both the time and frequency domains of the turning tool, encompassing the mean, median, standard deviation (STD), and root mean square (RMS) values. The signal is from the time to frequency domain and it is executed using Welch's method complemented by time-frequency domain analysis employing three levels of Daubechies Wavelet Packet Transform (WPT). The selected features are then utilized as inputs for the GPR model to forecast surface roughness. Empirical evidence indicates that the GPR model can accurately predict the surface roughness of turned complex-structured workpieces. This predictive strategy has the potential to improve product quality, streamline manufacturing processes, and minimize waste within the industry.

Stable and Accurate Estimation of SOC Using eXogenous Kalman Filter for Lithium-Ion Batteries.

The state of charge (SOC) for a lithium-ion battery is a key index closely related to battery performance and safety with respect to the power supply system of electric vehicles. The Kalman filter (KF) or extended KF (EKF) is normally employed to estimate SOC in association with the relatively simple and fast second-order resistor-capacitor (RC) equivalent circuit model for SOC estimations. To improve the stability of SOC estimation, a two-stage method is developed by combining the second-order RC equivalent circuit model and the eXogenous Kalman filter (XKF) to estimate the SOC of a lithium-ion battery. First, approximate SOC estimation values are observed with relatively poor accuracy by a stable observer without considering parameter uncertainty. Second, the poor accuracy SOC results are further fed into XKF to obtain relative stable and accurate SOC estimation values. Experiments demonstrate that the SOC estimation results of the present method are superior to those of the commonly used EKF method. It is expected that the present two-stage XKF method will be useful for the stable and accurate estimation of SOC in the power supply system of electric vehicles.