Cautious Bayesian Optimization: A Line Tracker Case Study

[EN] In this paper, a procedure for experimental optimization under safety constraints, to be denoted as constraint-aware Bayesian Optimization, is presented. The basic ingredients are a performance objective function and a constraint function; both of them will be modeled as Gaussian processes. We...

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Autores: Girbés-Juan, Vicent, Moll, Joaquín, Sala, Antonio|||0000-0002-5691-8772, Leopoldo Armesto|||0000-0003-0979-4428
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2023
País:España
Institución:Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV)
Repositorio:RiuNet. Repositorio Institucional de la Universitat Politécnica de Valéncia
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:riunet.upv.es:10251/205605
Acceso en línea:https://riunet.upv.es/handle/10251/205605
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Bayesian optimization
Safety constraints
Experimental optimization
Gaussian processes
Chance-constrained optimization
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Sumario:[EN] In this paper, a procedure for experimental optimization under safety constraints, to be denoted as constraint-aware Bayesian Optimization, is presented. The basic ingredients are a performance objective function and a constraint function; both of them will be modeled as Gaussian processes. We incorporate a prior model (transfer learning) used for the mean of the Gaussian processes, a semi-parametric Kernel, and acquisition function optimization under chance-constrained requirements. In this way, experimental fine-tuning of a performance objective under experiment-model mismatch can be safely carried out. The methodology is illustrated in a case study on a line-follower application in a CoppeliaSim environment.