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In this paper, a comparison of reinforcement learning algorithms and their performance on a robot box pushing task is provided. The robot box pushing problem is structured as both a single agent problem and also a multi-agent problem. A Q-learning algorithm is applied to the single-agent box pushing problem, and three different Q-learning algorithms are applied to the multi-agent box pushing problem. Both sets of algorithms are applied on a dynamic environment that is comprised of static objects, a static goal location, a dynamic box location, and dynamic agent positions. A simulation environment is developed to test the four algorithms, and their performance is compared through graphical explanations of test results. The comparison shows that the newly applied reinforcement algorithm out-performs the previously applied algorithms on the robot box pushing problem in a dynamic environment.
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Rahimi, M., Gibb, S., Shen, Y., La, H.M. (2019). A Comparison of Various Approaches to Reinforcement Learning Algorithms for Multi-robot Box Pushing. In: Fujita, H., Nguyen, D., Vu, N., Banh, T., Puta, H. (eds) Advances in Engineering Research and Application. ICERA 2018. Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, vol 63. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-04792-4_6
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