Runtime-Safety-Guided Policy Repair

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2008.07667v1
• Date: Mon, 17 Aug 2020 23:31:48 GMT
• Title: Runtime-Safety-Guided Policy Repair
• Authors: Weichao Zhou, Ruihan Gao, BaekGyu Kim, Eunsuk Kang, Wenchao Li
• Abstract summary: We study the problem of policy repair for learning-based control policies in safety-critical settings. We propose to reduce or even eliminate control switching by repairing' the trained policy based on runtime data produced by the safety controller.
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• License: http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/
• Abstract: We study the problem of policy repair for learning-based control policies in safety-critical settings. We consider an architecture where a high-performance learning-based control policy (e.g. one trained as a neural network) is paired with a model-based safety controller. The safety controller is endowed with the abilities to predict whether the trained policy will lead the system to an unsafe state, and take over control when necessary. While this architecture can provide added safety assurances, intermittent and frequent switching between the trained policy and the safety controller can result in undesirable behaviors and reduced performance. We propose to reduce or even eliminate control switching by `repairing' the trained policy based on runtime data produced by the safety controller in a way that deviates minimally from the original policy. The key idea behind our approach is the formulation of a trajectory optimization problem that allows the joint reasoning of policy update and safety constraints. Experimental results demonstrate that our approach is effective even when the system model in the safety controller is unknown and only approximated.

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