Reinforcement-based learning with automatic categorization

In this work, we present a reinforcement-based learning algorithm that includes the automatic categorization of both sensors and actions. The categorization process is prior to any application of reinforcement learning. If categories are not at the adequate abstraction level, the problem could be no...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor: Porta, Josep M.
Tipo de recurso: otro
Fecha de publicación:1999
País:España
Institución:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repositorio:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
OAI Identifier:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/29983
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/29983
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Automation
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Sumario:In this work, we present a reinforcement-based learning algorithm that includes the automatic categorization of both sensors and actions. The categorization process is prior to any application of reinforcement learning. If categories are not at the adequate abstraction level, the problem could be not learnable. The categorization process is usually done by the programmer and is not considered as part of the learning process. However, in complex tasks, environments, or agents, this manual process could become extremely difficult. To solve this inconvenience, we propose to include the categorization into the learning process. We sketch an algorithm to automatically learn to achieve a task through reinforcement learning that works without needing a previous categorization process. First results of the application of this algorithm are shown.