Data-Assimilated Model-Based Reinforcement Learning for Partially Observed Chaotic Flows

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Main Authors: Ozan, Defne E., Nóvoa, Andrea, Magri, Luca
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author Ozan, Defne E.
Nóvoa, Andrea
Magri, Luca
author_facet Ozan, Defne E.
Nóvoa, Andrea
Magri, Luca
contents The goal of many applications in energy and transport sectors is to control turbulent flows. However, because of chaotic dynamics and high dimensionality, the control of turbulent flows is exceedingly difficult. Model-free reinforcement learning (RL) methods can discover optimal control policies by interacting with the environment, but they require full state information, which is often unavailable in experimental settings. We propose a data-assimilated model-based RL (DA-MBRL) framework for systems with partial observability and noisy measurements. Our framework employs a control-aware Echo State Network for data-driven prediction of the dynamics, and integrates data assimilation with an Ensemble Kalman Filter for real-time state estimation. An off-policy actor-critic algorithm is employed to learn optimal control strategies from state estimates. The framework is tested on the Kuramoto-Sivashinsky equation, demonstrating its effectiveness in stabilizing a spatiotemporally chaotic flow from noisy and partial measurements.
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spellingShingle Data-Assimilated Model-Based Reinforcement Learning for Partially Observed Chaotic Flows
Ozan, Defne E.
Nóvoa, Andrea
Magri, Luca
Systems and Control
Machine Learning
Fluid Dynamics
The goal of many applications in energy and transport sectors is to control turbulent flows. However, because of chaotic dynamics and high dimensionality, the control of turbulent flows is exceedingly difficult. Model-free reinforcement learning (RL) methods can discover optimal control policies by interacting with the environment, but they require full state information, which is often unavailable in experimental settings. We propose a data-assimilated model-based RL (DA-MBRL) framework for systems with partial observability and noisy measurements. Our framework employs a control-aware Echo State Network for data-driven prediction of the dynamics, and integrates data assimilation with an Ensemble Kalman Filter for real-time state estimation. An off-policy actor-critic algorithm is employed to learn optimal control strategies from state estimates. The framework is tested on the Kuramoto-Sivashinsky equation, demonstrating its effectiveness in stabilizing a spatiotemporally chaotic flow from noisy and partial measurements.
title Data-Assimilated Model-Based Reinforcement Learning for Partially Observed Chaotic Flows
topic Systems and Control
Machine Learning
Fluid Dynamics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2504.16588