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Point-Based POMDP Algorithms: Improved Analysis and Implementation

Artificial Intelligence 2012-07-09 v1

Abstract

Existing complexity bounds for point-based POMDP value iteration algorithms focus either on the curse of dimensionality or the curse of history. We derive a new bound that relies on both and uses the concept of discounted reachability; our conclusions may help guide future algorithm design. We also discuss recent improvements to our (point-based) heuristic search value iteration algorithm. Our new implementation calculates tighter initial bounds, avoids solving linear programs, and makes more effective use of sparsity.

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@article{arxiv.1207.1412,
  title  = {Point-Based POMDP Algorithms: Improved Analysis and Implementation},
  author = {Trey Smith and Reid Simmons},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1207.1412},
  year   = {2012}
}

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Appears in Proceedings of the Twenty-First Conference on Uncertainty in Artificial Intelligence (UAI2005)

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