Summary of React: Reinforcement Learning For Controller Parametrization Using B-spline Geometries, by Thomas Rudolf et al.
ReACT: Reinforcement Learning for Controller Parametrization using B-Spline Geometries
by Thomas Rudolf, Daniel Flögel, Tobias Schürmann, Simon Süß, Stefan Schwab, Sören Hohmann
First submitted to arxiv on: 10 Jan 2024
Categories
- Main: Machine Learning (cs.LG)
- Secondary: Artificial Intelligence (cs.AI); Systems and Control (eess.SY)
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| High | Paper authors | High Difficulty Summary Read the original abstract here |
| Medium | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Medium Difficulty Summary The paper presents a novel approach to automatically deriving controller parameters for complex and nonlinear systems using deep reinforcement learning (DRL) with N-dimensional B-spline geometries (BSGs). The focus is on controlling parameter-variant systems, which exhibit complex behavior dependent on operating conditions. A DRL agent is deployed to autonomously adapt controller parameters based on control system observations, making the process more efficient by mapping controller parameters using BSGs and preprocessing time-series data with LSTM neural networks. The approach also incorporates actor regularizations relevant to real-world environments, such as dropout layer normalization in the TQC algorithm. To demonstrate the effectiveness of this approach, the paper trains and evaluates the DRL agent on an industrial control structure with parameter lookup tables. |
| Low | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Low Difficulty Summary The paper helps make it easier to design controllers for complex systems by using a special kind of machine learning called deep reinforcement learning. This method allows the controller to learn how to adjust its parameters based on the system’s behavior, making it more efficient and effective. The approach uses something called B-spline geometries to help map the controller’s parameters to different operating conditions. This makes it easier to design controllers that work well in real-world environments. |
Keywords
* Artificial intelligence * Dropout * Lstm * Machine learning * Reinforcement learning * Time series
