Unscented Kalman filter with a reduced number of sigma-points and its application to the estimation of battery state of charge
By: João Paulo da Silva and Takashi Yoneyama
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Language: English
Page range: 242 - 247
Submitted on: Feb 8, 2026
Published on: Jun 17, 2026
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