提出新框架SrSv,提升多智能体强化学习的效率与可扩展性。
SrSv: Integrating Sequential Rollouts with Sequential Value Estimation for Multi-agent Reinforcement Learning
- 用Transformer的自回归特性实现动态智能体序列动作推演。
- 在1024个智能体的杜宾斯车系统中训练效率显著优于基线。
- 适合大规模、群体动态变化的协作多智能体场景应用。
尽管多智能体强化学习(MARL)已在多个领域取得成功,但将其应用于大规模现实系统仍面临严峻挑战。主要问题在于真实环境的高复杂性加剧了信用分配难题,严重降低训练效率;同时,大规模场景中智能体群体的可变性要求具备可扩展的决策机制。为此,我们提出一种新框架:序列动作推演与序列价值估计(SrSv)。该框架旨在捕捉智能体间的依赖关系,并提供可扩展的协作MARL解决方案。具体而言,SrSv利用Transformer模型的自回归特性,通过序列动作推演处理可变群体。此外,为建模多智能体策略分布与价值函数间的依赖关系,提出创新的序列价值估计方法,并将价值近似融入基于注意力的序列模型中。我们在三个基准上评估:Multi-Agent MuJoCo、StarCraft Multi-Agent Challenge 和 DubinsCars。实验表明,SrSv在不牺牲收敛性能的前提下,显著提升训练效率。尤其在含1,024个智能体的大型DubinsCar系统中,其表现超越现有基准,凸显了SrSv出色的可扩展性。
原文摘要 · Abstract (English)
Although multi-agent reinforcement learning (MARL) has shown its success across diverse domains, extending its application to large-scale real-world systems still faces significant challenges. Primarily, the high complexity of real-world environments exacerbates the credit assignment problem, substantially reducing training efficiency. Moreover, the variability of agent populations in large-scale scenarios necessitates scalable decision-making mechanisms. To address these challenges, we propose a novel framework: Sequential rollout with Sequential value estimation (SrSv). This framework aims to capture agent interdependence and provide a scalable solution for cooperative MARL. Specifically, SrSv leverages the autoregressive property of the Transformer model to handle varying populations through sequential action rollout. Furthermore, to capture the interdependence of policy distributions and value functions among multiple agents, we introduce an innovative sequential value estimation methodology and integrates the value approximation into an attention-based sequential model. We evaluate SrSv on three benchmarks: Multi-Agent MuJoCo, StarCraft Multi-Agent Challenge, and DubinsCars. Experimental results demonstrate that SrSv significantly outperforms baseline methods in terms of training efficiency without compromising convergence performance. Moreover, when implemented in a large-scale DubinsCar system with 1,024 agents, our framework surpasses existing benchmarks, highlighting the excellent scalability of SrSv.
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