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The navigation of robots in dynamic urban environments, requires elaborated anticipative strategies for the robot to avoid collisions with dynamic objects, like bicycles or pedestrians, and to be human aware. We have developed and analyzed…

Robotics · Computer Science 2022-10-18 Óscar Gil , Alberto Sanfeliu

This research reports on the recent development of a black-box optimization method based on single-step deep reinforcement learning (DRL), and on its conceptual proximity to evolution strategy (ES) techniques. In the fashion of policy…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2021-11-29 Jonathan Viquerat , Régis Duvigneau , Philippe Meliga , Alexander Kuhnle , Elie Hachem

In this paper, pragmatic implementation of an indoor autonomous delivery system that exploits Reinforcement Learning algorithms for path planning and collision avoidance is audited. The proposed system is a cost-efficient approach that is…

Robotics · Computer Science 2021-12-08 Serena Raju , Sherin Shibu , Riya Mol Raji , Joel Thomas

Planning collision-free paths for multi-robot systems (MRS) is a challenging problem because of the safety and efficiency constraints required for real-world solutions. Even though coupled path planning approaches provide optimal…

Robotics · Computer Science 2021-01-07 Aditya Rathi , Rohith G , Madhu Vadali

Deep Reinforcement Learning (DRL) algorithms often require a large amount of data and struggle in sparse-reward domains with long planning horizons and multiple sub-goals. In this paper, we propose a neuro-symbolic extension of Proximal…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2026-04-29 Simone Murari , Celeste Veronese , Daniele Meli

Pure Pursuit (PP) is a widely used path-tracking algorithm in autonomous vehicles due to its simplicity and real-time performance. However, its effectiveness is sensitive to the choice of lookahead distance: shorter values improve cornering…

Robotics · Computer Science 2026-03-31 Mohamed Elgouhary , Amr S. El-Wakeel

Existing multi-agent deep reinforcement learning (MADRL) methods for multi-UAV navigation face challenges in generalization, particularly when applied to unseen complex environments. To address these limitations, we propose a…

Multiagent Systems · Computer Science 2024-10-22 Anning Wei , Jintao Liang , Kaiyuan Lin , Ziyue Li , Rui Zhao

In warehouses, specialized agents need to navigate, avoid obstacles and maximize the use of space in the warehouse environment. Due to the unpredictability of these environments, reinforcement learning approaches can be applied to complete…

There are many challenges for robot navigation in densely populated dynamic environments. This paper presents a survey of the path planning methods for robot navigation in dense environments. Particularly, the path planning in the…

Robotics · Computer Science 2021-03-23 Kuanqi Cai , Chaoqun Wang , Jiyu Cheng , Clarence W De Silva , Max Q. -H. Meng

In this paper, we implement three state-of-art continuous reinforcement learning algorithms, Deep Deterministic Policy Gradient (DDPG), Proximal Policy Optimization (PPO) and Policy Gradient (PG)in portfolio management. All of them are…

Portfolio Management · Quantitative Finance 2018-11-20 Zhipeng Liang , Hao Chen , Junhao Zhu , Kangkang Jiang , Yanran Li

This paper introduces SmartBSP, an advanced self-supervised learning framework for real-time path planning and obstacle avoidance in autonomous robotics navigating through complex environments. The proposed system integrates Proximal Policy…

Robotics · Computer Science 2025-09-03 Shahab Shokouhi , Oguzhan Oruc , May-Win Thein

Recently, path planning has achieved remarkable progress in enhancing global search capability and convergence accuracy through heuristic and learning-inspired optimization frameworks. However, real-time adaptability in dynamic environments…

Robotics · Computer Science 2025-11-26 Shiqian Liu , Azlan Mohd Zain , Le-le Mao

Tremendous progress has been made in reinforcement learning (RL) over the past decade. Most of these advancements came through the continual development of new algorithms, which were designed using a combination of mathematical derivations,…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2022-10-14 Chris Lu , Jakub Grudzien Kuba , Alistair Letcher , Luke Metz , Christian Schroeder de Witt , Jakob Foerster

This study designs an efficient and equitable humanitarian supply chain dynamically by using reinforcement learning, PPO, and compared with heuristic algorithms. This study demonstrates the model of PPO always treats average satisfaction…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2025-05-26 Weijia Jin

We present a navigation system that combines ideas from hierarchical planning and machine learning. The system uses a traditional global planner to compute optimal paths towards a goal, and a deep local trajectory planner and velocity…

We study reinforcement learning in hybrid discrete-continuous action spaces, such as settings where the discrete component selects a regime (or index) and the continuous component optimizes within it -- a structure common in robotics,…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2026-05-15 Matias Alvo , Daniel Russo , Yash Kanoria

We introduce Wasserstein Policy Optimization (WPO), an actor-critic algorithm for reinforcement learning in continuous action spaces. WPO can be derived as an approximation to Wasserstein gradient flow over the space of all policies…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2025-05-02 David Pfau , Ian Davies , Diana Borsa , Joao G. M. Araujo , Brendan Tracey , Hado van Hasselt

Path finding algorithm addresses problem of finding shortest path from source to destination avoiding obstacles. There exist various search algorithms namely A*, Dijkstra's and ant colony optimization. Unlike most path finding algorithms…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2015-04-10 Ahlam Ansari , Mohd Amin Sayyed , Khatija Ratlamwala , Parvin Shaikh

This research gauges the ability of deep reinforcement learning (DRL) techniques to assist the optimization and control of fluid mechanical systems. It combines a novel, "degenerate" version of the proximal policy optimization (PPO)…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2021-05-19 H. Ghraieb , J. Viquerat , A. Larcher , P. Meliga , E. Hachem

Proximal Policy Optimization with Adaptive Exploration (axPPO) is introduced as a novel learning algorithm. This paper investigates the exploration-exploitation tradeoff within the context of reinforcement learning and aims to contribute…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2024-05-09 Andrei Lixandru