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Hierarchical Reinforcement Learning in Multi-Goal Spatial Navigation with Autonomous Mobile Robots

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  • Haebom

Author

Brendon Johnson, Alfredo Weitzenfeld

Outline

This study compares and evaluates hierarchical reinforcement learning (HRL) with traditional reinforcement learning (RL) for complex robot navigation tasks. We focus on the unique characteristics of HRL, particularly the role of subgoal generation and termination functions. By experimentally analyzing the differences between HRL and Proximal Policy Optimization (PPO) in RL, the method of subgoal generation in HRL, manual versus automatic subgoal generation, and the influence of termination frequency, we elucidate the advantages of HRL and its operational principles.

Takeaways, Limitations

Takeaways:
Experimentally demonstrating that HRL outperforms RL in complex robot navigation tasks.
The importance of HRL's subgoal generation and termination functions and the effectiveness of various design approaches are presented.
Possibility of suggesting optimal strategies through comparative analysis of manual and automatic sub-goal generation methods.
To investigate the effect of termination frequency on HRL performance.
Limitations:
The experimental environment was limited to a robot navigation task. Further research is needed to determine the generalizability of the results to other types of tasks.
Dependencies on specific HRL algorithms and hyperparameters exist. A more general-purpose HRL framework needs to be developed.
The performance of automatic subgoal generation methods can vary depending on the complexity of the task. More robust automatic subgoal generation techniques are needed.
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