Inayat Rasool

Khalid Mahmud Labib, Inayat Rasool, Shabbir Ahmed

Lithium-ion batteries exhibit nonlinear voltage dynamics across varying operating conditions and aging states, making accurate modeling essential for estimation, control, and health monitoring. This work compares two data-driven frameworks for modeling voltage responses from hybrid pulse power characterization (HPPC) measurements: an operator-theoretic model based on Dynamic Mode Decomposition with control (DMDc), and a physics-guided transformer-based sequence model. In the DMDc framework, delay-embedded snapshots of terminal voltage and current are used to identify system matrices directly from measurement data, yielding an interpretable state-space model for recursive prediction. In parallel, a modified PatchTST architecture is developed in which terminal voltage is decomposed into an analytically computed open-circuit-voltage (OCV) component and a learned dynamic residual, with a future-current fusion pathway tailored to the prescribed HPPC current profile. Experimental results on a 30 Ah lithium-ion cell show that, although both models capture the sharp transient pulse dynamics, DMDc achieves lower prediction error and greater robustness to cell degradation under the present limited data regime, while the transformer captures qualitatively similar dynamics with greater architectural flexibility. These results highlight the advantages of operator-theoretic models in interpretability, computational efficiency, and robustness, while indicating the promise of physics-guided transformer models when larger and more diverse datasets are available.

Inayat Rasool, Pappu Kumar Yadav, Amee Parmar et al.

Uniform and excessive herbicide application in modern agriculture contributes to increased input costs, environmental pollution, and the emergence of herbicide resistant weeds. To address these challenges, we developed a vision guided, AI-driven variable rate sprayer system capable of detecting weed presence, estimating canopy size, and dynamically adjusting nozzle activation in real time. The system integrates lightweight YOLO11n and YOLO11n-seg deep learning models, deployed on an NVIDIA Jetson Orin Nano for onboard inference, and uses an Arduino Uno-based relay interface to control solenoid actuated nozzles based on canopy segmentation results. Indoor trials were conducted using 15 potted Hibiscus rosa sinensis plants of varying canopy sizes to simulate a range of weed patch scenarios. The YOLO11n model achieved a mean average precision (mAP@50) of 0.98, with a precision of 0.99 and a recall close to 1.0. The YOLO11n-seg segmentation model achieved a mAP@50 of 0.48, precision of 0.55, and recall of 0.52. System performance was validated using water sensitive paper, which showed an average spray coverage of 24.22% in zones where canopy was present. An upward trend in mean spray coverage from 16.22% for small canopies to 21.46% and 21.65% for medium and large canopies, respectively, demonstrated the system's capability to adjust spray output based on canopy size in real time. These results highlight the potential of combining real time deep learning with low-cost embedded hardware for selective herbicide application. Future work will focus on expanding the detection capabilities to include three common weed species in South Dakota: water hemp (Amaranthus tuberculatus), kochia (Bassia scoparia), and foxtail (Setaria spp.), followed by further validation in both indoor and field trials within soybean and corn production systems.