Reinforcement Learning with Ensemble Model Predictive Safety Certification

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Main Authors: Gronauer, Sven, Haider, Tom, da Roza, Felippe Schmoeller, Diepold, Klaus
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Published: 2024
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author Gronauer, Sven
Haider, Tom
da Roza, Felippe Schmoeller
Diepold, Klaus
author_facet Gronauer, Sven
Haider, Tom
da Roza, Felippe Schmoeller
Diepold, Klaus
contents Reinforcement learning algorithms need exploration to learn. However, unsupervised exploration prevents the deployment of such algorithms on safety-critical tasks and limits real-world deployment. In this paper, we propose a new algorithm called Ensemble Model Predictive Safety Certification that combines model-based deep reinforcement learning with tube-based model predictive control to correct the actions taken by a learning agent, keeping safety constraint violations at a minimum through planning. Our approach aims to reduce the amount of prior knowledge about the actual system by requiring only offline data generated by a safe controller. Our results show that we can achieve significantly fewer constraint violations than comparable reinforcement learning methods.
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spellingShingle Reinforcement Learning with Ensemble Model Predictive Safety Certification
Gronauer, Sven
Haider, Tom
da Roza, Felippe Schmoeller
Diepold, Klaus
Machine Learning
Robotics
Reinforcement learning algorithms need exploration to learn. However, unsupervised exploration prevents the deployment of such algorithms on safety-critical tasks and limits real-world deployment. In this paper, we propose a new algorithm called Ensemble Model Predictive Safety Certification that combines model-based deep reinforcement learning with tube-based model predictive control to correct the actions taken by a learning agent, keeping safety constraint violations at a minimum through planning. Our approach aims to reduce the amount of prior knowledge about the actual system by requiring only offline data generated by a safe controller. Our results show that we can achieve significantly fewer constraint violations than comparable reinforcement learning methods.
title Reinforcement Learning with Ensemble Model Predictive Safety Certification
topic Machine Learning
Robotics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2402.04182