CTRL improves reinforcement learning by combining control strategies.
problem Controlling agents to herd and contain target agents in a goal region.
method CTRL algorithm that enhances tabular learning algorithms with a tutoring model-based control strategy.
result Significantly reduces learning times and improves exploration of the state-space.
Reinforcement learning controls complex, black-boxed systems like greenhouses.
problem Controlling nonlinear, complex, and black-boxed systems.
method Actor-critic reinforcement learning approach.
result Successfully maintained greenhouse conditions for 20 times longer than other methods.
IRL addresses weaknesses in DDPG and A3C for continuous reinforcement learning.
problem Theoretical weaknesses in DDPG and A3C for continuous reinforcement learning.
method IRL based on stochastic differential equations, ensuring action continuity and variance control.
result IRL method guarantees action continuity and variance control, allowing positive interaction with the environment.
Meta-reinforcement learning improves fault-adaptive control efficiency.
problem Adaptive control under abrupt system faults with strict time constraints.
method Model-agnostic meta learning (MAML) with a fault library of prior policies.
result Improved sample efficiency and quick adaptation to new faults.
Hybrid controller combines model-based and policy-based reinforcement learning.
problem Combining model-based and policy-based reinforcement learning for stability and robustness.
method Designs a hybrid controller that interpolates a model-based linear controller and a differentiable policy.
result Proven to maintain stability and universal approximation properties.
Deep reinforcement learning controls drones without model knowledge.
problem Real-time robot control without engineered models.
method Learnt probabilistic model of drone dynamics, model-based reinforcement learning.
result Controller and value function optimized through generated latent trajectories.
Paper uses deep reinforcement learning for better control of rocket engines during start-up phases.
problem Lack of optimal control during transient phases of liquid rocket engines.
method Deep reinforcement learning approach for optimal control of a gas-generator engine's continuous start-up phase.
result Deep reinforcement learning controller achieves highest performance and minimal computational effort.
Proposes hybrid reinforcement learning for both discrete and continuous control problems.
problem Real-world control problems involving both discrete and continuous decision variables.
method Solves hybrid problems by optimizing for discrete and continuous actions simultaneously.
result Efficiently solves hybrid reinforcement learning problems and improves upon expert heuristics.
A reinforcement learning approach prepares quantum squeezed states in open spin systems.
problem Generating non-classical states in open quantum systems with dissipation and dephasing.
method Reinforcement learning to determine optimal control pulses for spin-squeezing.
result Optimal control sequences enhance collective spin squeezing and entanglement.
Adaptive traffic control uses deep RL to improve decision-making.
problem Improving traffic control using deep RL.
method Integrates recent deep RL techniques into a novel DQN-based algorithm (TC-DQN+) for traffic control.
result Proposes a new reward function for traffic control.
Researchers develop methods to protect reinforcement learning and control systems from policy poisoning attacks.
problem Attacks on reinforcement learning and control systems that manipulate learned policies.
method Unified framework for solving policy poisoning attacks, demonstrating global optimality and feasibility.
result Policy poisoning attacks are feasible and can be defended with a convex optimization approach.
A decentralized deep RL controller improves hexapod locomotion learning.
problem Deep RL struggles with real-world legged robot control.
method Decentralized deep RL on a hexapod robot.
result Decentralized approach learns better and faster.
This paper uses deep reinforcement learning to automate electric transmission voltage control.
problem Automating voltage control in electric transmission systems.
method Deep reinforcement learning (DRL) applied to voltage control, with a novel DQN modification.
result DRL can automate voltage control at scale, but more research is needed.
RL applied to TCLs for power consumption control.
problem Optimizing power consumption using TCLs with RL.
method Modelica-based reinforcement learning (Q-learning) for stochastic TCLs.
result Q-learning parameters affect controller performance.
FinFlowRL combines imitation and reinforcement learning for better financial control.
problem Traditional stochastic control methods fail in real-world finance due to changing market conditions.
method FinFlowRL uses imitation learning to pretrain an adaptive meta policy, then finetunes it with reinforcement learning.
result FinFlowRL consistently outperforms individual strategies across various market conditions.
Deep RL optimizes power control for wireless multicast systems.
problem Optimal power control is intractable due to a large state space.
method Deep reinforcement learning with function approximation via neural networks.
result Optimal power control can be learned for large systems.
New framework for policy gradient methods in continuous time reinforcement learning.
problem Addressing policy gradient methods for continuous time reinforcement learning.
method Control randomisation technique to derive policy gradient representation for various Markovian control problems.
result Demonstrated application to optimal switching problems in the energy sector.
Study uses multi-agent reinforcement learning to control self-assembly with high-resolution external control.
problem Designing effective external control protocols for self-assembly with high-resolution control.
method Investigated a multi-agent reinforcement learning approach, comparing fully decentralized and partially decentralized strategies.
result Partially decentralized approach outperforms fully decentralized in controlling self-assembly towards target structures.
Automates bias control in reinforcement learning algorithms.
problem Overestimation bias in reinforcement learning algorithms.
method Data-driven approach for automatic selection of bias control hyperparameters.
result Significant reduction in the number of interactions while maintaining performance.
Unified framework connects reinforcement learning and optimal control.
problem Sequential decision-making across different communities.
method Unified modeling framework based on optimizing policies.
result Unified framework includes four universal policy classes.
Proposes a model-free control method for chaotic systems using deep Q-learning.
problem Chaos control in systems without precise mathematical models.
method Data-based control policy with two steps: region determination and policy learning.
result Efficient control policy learning in a limited region of state space.
Improved reinforcement method for optimal control problems.
problem Optimal control problems with limited computational cost.
method Reinforced least squares Monte Carlo method for stochastic control problems.
result Significant improvement in method's efficiency and accuracy.
Survey of theoretical foundations for policy optimization in control.
problem Understanding the theoretical properties of gradient-based methods in control and reinforcement learning.
method Interdisciplinary review of optimization landscape, convergence, and sample complexity for various control problems.
result Recent theoretical results on stability and robustness in learning-based control.
Novel Bayesian meta-reinforcement learning framework improves traffic signal control robustness.
problem Lack of robustness and stability in adaptation for traffic signal control.
method Value-based Bayesian meta-reinforcement learning framework BM-DQN with fast-adaptation variation and DQN fast-update advantage.
result Framework adapts more quickly and robustly to new scenarios than previous methods.
Safe RL in linear systems achieves T \sqrt{T} T -regret.
problem Efficiently learning in safety-constrained online reinforcement learning.
method Study of linear quadratic regulator with safety constraints.
result First safe algorithm with i l d e O T ( T ) ilde{O}_T(\sqrt{T}) i l d e O T ( T ) -regret. Deep RL controller outperforms market making benchmarks in a Hawkes process model.
problem Optimal market making in financial markets.
method Deep reinforcement learning on a Hawkes process-based simulator.
result Deep RL controller outperforms benchmarks in various risk-reward metrics.
This manuscript surveys reinforcement learning from the perspective of optimization and control with a focus on continuous control applications. It surveys the general formulation, terminology, and typical experimental implementations of reinforcement learning and reviews competing solution paradigms. In order to compa…
Combining causality, control, and reinforcement learning for system control.
problem Learning to control dynamical systems using causal, control, and reinforcement learning approaches.
method Combining causal identification, control strategies, and reinforcement learning to control dynamical systems.
result Combining different learning paradigms for effective system control.
RL models improve target control in SSGs for security applications.
problem Improving RL algorithms for target control in SSGs.
method Investigates improvements to target representations in RL algorithms.
result Enhanced RL models control targets better in SSGs.
The framework of reinforcement learning or optimal control provides a mathematical formalization of intelligent decision making that is powerful and broadly applicable. While the general form of the reinforcement learning problem enables effective reasoning about uncertainty, the connection between reinforcement learni…
MEMEC improves sample efficiency in reinforcement learning.
problem Lack of sample efficiency in reinforcement learning.
method Proposes MEMEC, a Boltzmann policy with state-dependent temperature for more principled exploration.
result MEMEC outperforms other methods on classic RL environments and Atari games.
Nonlinear optimal control problems are often solved with numerical methods that require knowledge of system's dynamics which may be difficult to infer, and that carry a large computational cost associated with iterative calculations. We present a novel neurobiologically inspired hierarchical learning framework, Reinfor…
Paper proposes Vertex Networks for reinforcement learning of control systems with safety guarantees.
problem Challenges in reinforcement learning with hard state and action constraints.
method Vertex Networks incorporate safety constraints into policy network architecture, ensuring safety during exploration.
result Proposed Vertex Networks outperform vanilla reinforcement learning in benchmark control tasks.
Intelligent control for greenhouses using deep reinforcement learning.
problem Uncertain nonlinear system of greenhouse environment control.
method Model Embedded Deep Reinforcement Learning (MEDRL) with computer vision and crop growth models.
result Precision and convenience in precise control of greenhouse environment.
Study shows how to control jump-diffusion processes with stable feedback controls in reinforcement learning.
problem Control jump-diffusion processes with unknown coefficients in reinforcement learning.
method Lipschitz continuous optimal feedback controls, stability analysis of forward-backward SDEs, least-squares algorithm.
result Achieves O ( N ln N ) O(\sqrt{N\ln N}) O ( N ln N ) regret for linear-convex learning problems with jumps. CURL uses contrastive learning to improve reinforcement learning performance.
problem Improving reinforcement learning performance on complex tasks.
method Contrastive learning to extract high-level features from raw pixels, followed by off-policy control.
result CURL outperforms prior methods on DeepMind Control Suite and Atari Games.
A new reinforcement learning method for robots thinking and moving simultaneously.
problem Concurrent control in robotic systems where actions must be decided while the system is still evolving.
method Continuous-time Bellman equations, discretization aware of system delays, and architectural extension to deep reinforcement learning.
result The method successfully handles tasks requiring simultaneous decision-making and action execution.
Variable speed limits (VSL) control is a flexible way to improve traffic condition,increase safety and reduce emission. There is an emerging trend of using reinforcement learning technique for VSL control and recent studies have shown promising results. Currently, deep learning is enabling reinforcement learning to dev…
A new reinforcement learning method uses mutual information to encourage agents to control their environment.
problem Learning from internal drives instead of external rewards.
method Formulate an intrinsic objective as mutual information between goal states and controllable states, derive a surrogate objective for efficient optimization.
result Demonstrated the efficacy of the approach in robotic tasks.
Study uses deep reinforcement learning for real-time control of nuclear microreactors, achieving similar or superior performance to traditional PID controllers.
problem Minimizing operating costs of nuclear microreactors through autonomous control, especially in load-following scenarios.
method Application of deep reinforcement learning (RL) for real-time drum control in microreactors, using point kinetics model with thermal and xenon feedback.
result Deep reinforcement learning controllers, including single- and multi-agent RL frameworks, can achieve similar or superior load-following performance to traditional PID control across various scenarios.
Paper uses RL for high-level character control in 3D environments.
problem Creating intelligent characters with generalizable behavior.
method Combines traditional animations, heuristics, and reinforcement learning.
result Demonstrates learning of complex behaviors in a 3D environment.
FinFlowRL learns from experts to optimize financial control in changing markets.
problem Traditional finance control methods fail in real-world, non-stationary markets.
method Imitation-Reinforcement Learning framework that pretrains on expert strategies and finetunes in noise space.
result Consistently outperforms individually optimized experts across diverse market conditions.
A new reinforcement learning method reduces action complexity for robust control.
problem Deep reinforcement learning's susceptibility to spurious correlations.
method Minimizing trajectory entropy to encourage simple, predictable actions.
result Trajectory Entropy Reinforcement Learning achieves superior performance and robustness.
RL solves discrete LQ control with Gaussian optimal policy.
problem Discrete-time linear-quadratic control problem.
method Entropy-based RL to find Gaussian optimal policy.
result RL algorithm solves mean-variance asset-liability management problem.
Paper proposes an intersection decision algorithm for autonomous vehicles.
problem Navigating intersections with non-automated vehicles.
method Combines reinforcement learning for high-level decisions and model predictive control for low-level planning.
result The proposed algorithm outperforms another controller in success rate and training episodes.
Unified reinforcement learning and stochastic processes with action-driven processes.
problem Combining reinforcement learning and stochastic processes for efficient control.
method Action-driven processes, leveraging control-as-inference, and minimizing Kullback-Leibler divergence.
result Action-driven processes unify reinforcement learning and stochastic processes, equivalent to maximum entropy reinforcement learning.
MVPI framework optimizes risk in reinforcement learning, improving performance in robot simulations.
problem Optimizing risk in reinforcement learning control problems.
method Mean-Variance Policy Iteration (MVPI) framework for risk-averse control in MDPs.
result Risk-averse TD3 outperforms previous methods in robot simulation tasks.
A framework for robust exploration in reinforcement learning under ambiguity.
problem Optimal stopping under ambiguity in reinforcement learning.
method Continuous-time robust reinforcement learning framework using g g g -expectation and backward stochastic differential equations. result Constructs a robust exploratory stopping time approximating the optimal stopping time under ambiguity.