Real-World Fluid Directed Rigid Body Control via Deep Reinforcement Learning

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Main Authors: Bhardwaj, Mohak, Lampe, Thomas, Neunert, Michael, Romano, Francesco, Abdolmaleki, Abbas, Byravan, Arunkumar, Wulfmeier, Markus, Riedmiller, Martin, Buchli, Jonas
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author Bhardwaj, Mohak
Lampe, Thomas
Neunert, Michael
Romano, Francesco
Abdolmaleki, Abbas
Byravan, Arunkumar
Wulfmeier, Markus
Riedmiller, Martin
Buchli, Jonas
author_facet Bhardwaj, Mohak
Lampe, Thomas
Neunert, Michael
Romano, Francesco
Abdolmaleki, Abbas
Byravan, Arunkumar
Wulfmeier, Markus
Riedmiller, Martin
Buchli, Jonas
contents Recent advances in real-world applications of reinforcement learning (RL) have relied on the ability to accurately simulate systems at scale. However, domains such as fluid dynamical systems exhibit complex dynamic phenomena that are hard to simulate at high integration rates, limiting the direct application of modern deep RL algorithms to often expensive or safety critical hardware. In this work, we introduce "Box o Flows", a novel benchtop experimental control system for systematically evaluating RL algorithms in dynamic real-world scenarios. We describe the key components of the Box o Flows, and through a series of experiments demonstrate how state-of-the-art model-free RL algorithms can synthesize a variety of complex behaviors via simple reward specifications. Furthermore, we explore the role of offline RL in data-efficient hypothesis testing by reusing past experiences. We believe that the insights gained from this preliminary study and the availability of systems like the Box o Flows support the way forward for developing systematic RL algorithms that can be generally applied to complex, dynamical systems. Supplementary material and videos of experiments are available at https://sites.google.com/view/box-o-flows/home.
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spellingShingle Real-World Fluid Directed Rigid Body Control via Deep Reinforcement Learning
Bhardwaj, Mohak
Lampe, Thomas
Neunert, Michael
Romano, Francesco
Abdolmaleki, Abbas
Byravan, Arunkumar
Wulfmeier, Markus
Riedmiller, Martin
Buchli, Jonas
Robotics
Machine Learning
Recent advances in real-world applications of reinforcement learning (RL) have relied on the ability to accurately simulate systems at scale. However, domains such as fluid dynamical systems exhibit complex dynamic phenomena that are hard to simulate at high integration rates, limiting the direct application of modern deep RL algorithms to often expensive or safety critical hardware. In this work, we introduce "Box o Flows", a novel benchtop experimental control system for systematically evaluating RL algorithms in dynamic real-world scenarios. We describe the key components of the Box o Flows, and through a series of experiments demonstrate how state-of-the-art model-free RL algorithms can synthesize a variety of complex behaviors via simple reward specifications. Furthermore, we explore the role of offline RL in data-efficient hypothesis testing by reusing past experiences. We believe that the insights gained from this preliminary study and the availability of systems like the Box o Flows support the way forward for developing systematic RL algorithms that can be generally applied to complex, dynamical systems. Supplementary material and videos of experiments are available at https://sites.google.com/view/box-o-flows/home.
title Real-World Fluid Directed Rigid Body Control via Deep Reinforcement Learning
topic Robotics
Machine Learning
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2402.06102