Modeling PWM-Time-SOC Interaction in a Simulated Robot

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Main Authors: Pradeep, Vidyut, Welikala, Shirantha
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Published: 2026
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author Pradeep, Vidyut
Welikala, Shirantha
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Welikala, Shirantha
contents Accurate prediction of battery state of charge is needed for autonomous robots to plan movements without using up all available power. This work develops a physics and data-informed model from a simulation that predicts SOC depletion as a function of time and PWM duty cycle for a simulated 4-wheel Arduino robot. A forward-motion simulation incorporating motor electrical characteristics (resistance, inductance, back-EMF, torque constant) and mechanical dynamics (mass, drag, rolling resistance, wheel radius) was used to generate SOC time-series data across PWM values from 1-100%. Sparse Identification of Nonlinear Dynamics (SINDy), combined with least-squares regression, was applied to construct a unified nonlinear model that captures SOC(t, p). The framework allows for energy-aware planning for similar robots and can be extended to incorporate arbitrary initial SOC levels and environment-dependent parameters for real-world deployment.
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spellingShingle Modeling PWM-Time-SOC Interaction in a Simulated Robot
Pradeep, Vidyut
Welikala, Shirantha
Robotics
Systems and Control
Accurate prediction of battery state of charge is needed for autonomous robots to plan movements without using up all available power. This work develops a physics and data-informed model from a simulation that predicts SOC depletion as a function of time and PWM duty cycle for a simulated 4-wheel Arduino robot. A forward-motion simulation incorporating motor electrical characteristics (resistance, inductance, back-EMF, torque constant) and mechanical dynamics (mass, drag, rolling resistance, wheel radius) was used to generate SOC time-series data across PWM values from 1-100%. Sparse Identification of Nonlinear Dynamics (SINDy), combined with least-squares regression, was applied to construct a unified nonlinear model that captures SOC(t, p). The framework allows for energy-aware planning for similar robots and can be extended to incorporate arbitrary initial SOC levels and environment-dependent parameters for real-world deployment.
title Modeling PWM-Time-SOC Interaction in a Simulated Robot
topic Robotics
Systems and Control
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2603.00319