Facilitating Reinforcement Learning for Process Control Using Transfer Learning: Overview and Perspectives

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2404.00247v3
• Date: Tue, 22 Apr 2025 13:05:04 GMT
• Title: Facilitating Reinforcement Learning for Process Control Using Transfer Learning: Overview and Perspectives
• Authors: Runze Lin, Junghui Chen, Lei Xie, Hongye Su,
• Abstract summary: The paper aims to offer a set of promising, user-friendly, easy-to-implement, and scalable approaches to artificial intelligence-facilitated industrial control for scholars and engineers in the process industry.
• Score: 10.673189535680358
• License: http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/
• Abstract: In the context of Industry 4.0 and smart manufacturing, the field of process industry optimization and control is also undergoing a digital transformation. With the rise of Deep Reinforcement Learning (DRL), its application in process control has attracted widespread attention. However, the extremely low sample efficiency and the safety concerns caused by exploration in DRL hinder its practical implementation in industrial settings. Transfer learning offers an effective solution for DRL, enhancing its generalization and adaptability in multi-mode control scenarios. This paper provides insights into the use of DRL for process control from the perspective of transfer learning. We analyze the challenges of applying DRL in the process industry and the necessity of introducing transfer learning. Furthermore, recommendations and prospects are provided for future research directions on how transfer learning can be integrated with DRL to enhance process control. This paper aims to offer a set of promising, user-friendly, easy-to-implement, and scalable approaches to artificial intelligence-facilitated industrial control for scholars and engineers in the process industry.

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