Emergent Behaviors in Multi-Agent Target Acquisition

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2212.07891v1
• Date: Thu, 15 Dec 2022 15:20:58 GMT
• Title: Emergent Behaviors in Multi-Agent Target Acquisition
• Authors: Piyush K. Sharma, Erin Zaroukian, Derrik E. Asher, Bryson Howell
• Abstract summary: We simulate a Multi-Agent System (MAS) using Reinforcement Learning (RL) in a pursuit-evasion game. We create different adversarial scenarios by replacing RL-trained pursuers' policies with two distinct (non-RL) analytical strategies. The novelty of our approach entails the creation of an influential feature set that reveals underlying data regularities.
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• Abstract: Only limited studies and superficial evaluations are available on agents' behaviors and roles within a Multi-Agent System (MAS). We simulate a MAS using Reinforcement Learning (RL) in a pursuit-evasion (a.k.a predator-prey pursuit) game, which shares task goals with target acquisition, and we create different adversarial scenarios by replacing RL-trained pursuers' policies with two distinct (non-RL) analytical strategies. Using heatmaps of agents' positions (state-space variable) over time, we are able to categorize an RL-trained evader's behaviors. The novelty of our approach entails the creation of an influential feature set that reveals underlying data regularities, which allow us to classify an agent's behavior. This classification may aid in catching the (enemy) targets by enabling us to identify and predict their behaviors, and when extended to pursuers, this approach towards identifying teammates' behavior may allow agents to coordinate more effectively.

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