Model-based deep reinforcement learning for accelerated learning from flow simulations

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Autori principali: Weiner, Andre, Geise, Janis
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author Weiner, Andre
Geise, Janis
author_facet Weiner, Andre
Geise, Janis
contents In recent years, deep reinforcement learning has emerged as a technique to solve closed-loop flow control problems. Employing simulation-based environments in reinforcement learning enables a priori end-to-end optimization of the control system, provides a virtual testbed for safety-critical control applications, and allows to gain a deep understanding of the control mechanisms. While reinforcement learning has been applied successfully in a number of rather simple flow control benchmarks, a major bottleneck toward real-world applications is the high computational cost and turnaround time of flow simulations. In this contribution, we demonstrate the benefits of model-based reinforcement learning for flow control applications. Specifically, we optimize the policy by alternating between trajectories sampled from flow simulations and trajectories sampled from an ensemble of environment models. The model-based learning reduces the overall training time by up to $85\%$ for the fluidic pinball test case. Even larger savings are expected for more demanding flow simulations.
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spellingShingle Model-based deep reinforcement learning for accelerated learning from flow simulations
Weiner, Andre
Geise, Janis
Fluid Dynamics
Computational Engineering, Finance, and Science
Machine Learning
In recent years, deep reinforcement learning has emerged as a technique to solve closed-loop flow control problems. Employing simulation-based environments in reinforcement learning enables a priori end-to-end optimization of the control system, provides a virtual testbed for safety-critical control applications, and allows to gain a deep understanding of the control mechanisms. While reinforcement learning has been applied successfully in a number of rather simple flow control benchmarks, a major bottleneck toward real-world applications is the high computational cost and turnaround time of flow simulations. In this contribution, we demonstrate the benefits of model-based reinforcement learning for flow control applications. Specifically, we optimize the policy by alternating between trajectories sampled from flow simulations and trajectories sampled from an ensemble of environment models. The model-based learning reduces the overall training time by up to $85\%$ for the fluidic pinball test case. Even larger savings are expected for more demanding flow simulations.
title Model-based deep reinforcement learning for accelerated learning from flow simulations
topic Fluid Dynamics
Computational Engineering, Finance, and Science
Machine Learning
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2402.16543