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Main Authors: Zhou, Ziqi, Zhang, Jingyue, Zhang, Jingyuan, He, Yangfan, Wang, Boyue, Shi, Tianyu, Khamis, Alaa
Format: Preprint
Published: 2024
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2405.04135
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author Zhou, Ziqi
Zhang, Jingyue
Zhang, Jingyuan
He, Yangfan
Wang, Boyue
Shi, Tianyu
Khamis, Alaa
author_facet Zhou, Ziqi
Zhang, Jingyue
Zhang, Jingyuan
He, Yangfan
Wang, Boyue
Shi, Tianyu
Khamis, Alaa
contents One of the key challenges in current Reinforcement Learning (RL)-based Automated Driving (AD) agents is achieving flexible, precise, and human-like behavior cost-effectively. This paper introduces an innovative approach that uses large language models (LLMs) to intuitively and effectively optimize RL reward functions in a human-centric way. We developed a framework where instructions and dynamic environment descriptions are input into the LLM. The LLM then utilizes this information to assist in generating rewards, thereby steering the behavior of RL agents towards patterns that more closely resemble human driving. The experimental results demonstrate that this approach not only makes RL agents more anthropomorphic but also achieves better performance. Additionally, various strategies for reward-proxy and reward-shaping are investigated, revealing the significant impact of prompt design on shaping an AD vehicle's behavior. These findings offer a promising direction for the development of more advanced, human-like automated driving systems. Our experimental data and source code can be found here
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spellingShingle Human-centric Reward Optimization for Reinforcement Learning-based Automated Driving using Large Language Models
Zhou, Ziqi
Zhang, Jingyue
Zhang, Jingyuan
He, Yangfan
Wang, Boyue
Shi, Tianyu
Khamis, Alaa
Artificial Intelligence
One of the key challenges in current Reinforcement Learning (RL)-based Automated Driving (AD) agents is achieving flexible, precise, and human-like behavior cost-effectively. This paper introduces an innovative approach that uses large language models (LLMs) to intuitively and effectively optimize RL reward functions in a human-centric way. We developed a framework where instructions and dynamic environment descriptions are input into the LLM. The LLM then utilizes this information to assist in generating rewards, thereby steering the behavior of RL agents towards patterns that more closely resemble human driving. The experimental results demonstrate that this approach not only makes RL agents more anthropomorphic but also achieves better performance. Additionally, various strategies for reward-proxy and reward-shaping are investigated, revealing the significant impact of prompt design on shaping an AD vehicle's behavior. These findings offer a promising direction for the development of more advanced, human-like automated driving systems. Our experimental data and source code can be found here
title Human-centric Reward Optimization for Reinforcement Learning-based Automated Driving using Large Language Models
topic Artificial Intelligence
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2405.04135