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Data-driven Dynamic Multi-objective Optimal Control: An Aspiration-satisfying Reinforcement Learning Approach

Systems and Control 2021-01-26 v4 Systems and Control Optimization and Control

Abstract

This paper presents an iterative data-driven algorithm for solving dynamic multi-objective (MO) optimal control problems arising in control of nonlinear continuous-time systems. It is first shown that the Hamiltonian functional corresponding to each objective can be leveraged to compare the performance of admissible policies. Hamiltonian-inequalities are then used for which their satisfaction guarantees satisfying the objectives' aspirations. An aspiration-satisfying dynamic optimization framework is then presented to optimize the main objective while satisfying the aspiration of other objectives. Relation to satisficing (good enough) decision-making framework is shown. A Sum-of-Square (SOS) based iterative algorithm is developed to solve the formulated aspiration-satisfying MO optimization. To obviate the requirement of complete knowledge of the system dynamics, a data-driven satisficing reinforcement learning approach is proposed to solve the SOS optimization problem in real-time using only the information of the system trajectories measured during a time interval without having full knowledge of the system dynamics. Finally, two simulation examples are provided to show the effectiveness of the proposed algorithm.

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@article{arxiv.2005.07118,
  title  = {Data-driven Dynamic Multi-objective Optimal Control: An Aspiration-satisfying Reinforcement Learning Approach},
  author = {Majid Mazouchi and Yongliang Yang and Hamidreza Modares},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2005.07118},
  year   = {2021}
}
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