NaviFormer: A Deep Reinforcement Learning Transformer-like Model to Holistically Solve the Navigation Problem

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Auteurs principaux: Fuertes, Daniel, Cavallaro, Andrea, del-Blanco, Carlos R., Jaureguizar, Fernando, García, Narciso
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author Fuertes, Daniel
Cavallaro, Andrea
del-Blanco, Carlos R.
Jaureguizar, Fernando
García, Narciso
author_facet Fuertes, Daniel
Cavallaro, Andrea
del-Blanco, Carlos R.
Jaureguizar, Fernando
García, Narciso
contents Path planning is usually solved by addressing either the (high-level) route planning problem (waypoint sequencing to achieve the final goal) or the (low-level) path planning problem (trajectory prediction between two waypoints avoiding collisions). However, real-world problems usually require simultaneous solutions to the route and path planning subproblems with a holistic and efficient approach. In this paper, we introduce NaviFormer, a deep reinforcement learning model based on a Transformer architecture that solves the global navigation problem by predicting both high-level routes and low-level trajectories. To evaluate NaviFormer, several experiments have been conducted, including comparisons with other algorithms. Results show competitive accuracy from NaviFormer since it can understand the constraints and difficulties of each subproblem and act consequently to improve performance. Moreover, its superior computation speed proves its suitability for real-time missions.
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spellingShingle NaviFormer: A Deep Reinforcement Learning Transformer-like Model to Holistically Solve the Navigation Problem
Fuertes, Daniel
Cavallaro, Andrea
del-Blanco, Carlos R.
Jaureguizar, Fernando
García, Narciso
Robotics
Artificial Intelligence
Path planning is usually solved by addressing either the (high-level) route planning problem (waypoint sequencing to achieve the final goal) or the (low-level) path planning problem (trajectory prediction between two waypoints avoiding collisions). However, real-world problems usually require simultaneous solutions to the route and path planning subproblems with a holistic and efficient approach. In this paper, we introduce NaviFormer, a deep reinforcement learning model based on a Transformer architecture that solves the global navigation problem by predicting both high-level routes and low-level trajectories. To evaluate NaviFormer, several experiments have been conducted, including comparisons with other algorithms. Results show competitive accuracy from NaviFormer since it can understand the constraints and difficulties of each subproblem and act consequently to improve performance. Moreover, its superior computation speed proves its suitability for real-time missions.
title NaviFormer: A Deep Reinforcement Learning Transformer-like Model to Holistically Solve the Navigation Problem
topic Robotics
Artificial Intelligence
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2604.16967