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用大规模仿真训练轮式机器人在松散地表上零样本导航。

Sim2Dust: Mastering Dynamic Waypoint Tracking on Granular Media

  • 通过程序化生成多样化环境训练强化学习控制器。
  • 物理机器人在月壤类场地中实现零样本动态路径跟踪。
  • 证明随机化训练比静态场景更有效,适合太空探测应用。

可靠自主导航能力是未来深空探测的关键。然而,基于学习的控制策略因模拟到现实的差距而难以部署,尤其在车轮与颗粒介质相互作用的复杂动力学下。本文提出一个完整的模拟到现实框架,用于开发和验证在难行地表上的动态路径跟踪鲁棒控制策略。我们利用大规模并行仿真,在大量程序生成且物理参数随机化的环境中训练强化学习智能体。这些策略直接零样本迁移到真实轮式火星探测车,该车在月壤类模拟场中运行。实验系统比较了多种强化学习算法与动作平滑滤波器,识别出最优组合。关键发现:在程序化多样性环境下训练的智能体,相比静态场景训练,表现出更优的零样本性能。同时分析了高保真粒子物理模拟微调的权衡——虽小幅提升低速精度,但计算成本极高。本工作建立了一套经验证的可靠学习型导航流程,为部署自主机器人于深空迈出关键一步。

原文摘要 · Abstract (English)

Reliable autonomous navigation across the unstructured terrains of distant planetary surfaces is a critical enabler for future space exploration. However, the deployment of learning-based controllers is hindered by the inherent sim-to-real gap, particularly for the complex dynamics of wheel interactions with granular media. This work presents a complete sim-to-real framework for developing and validating robust control policies for dynamic waypoint tracking on such challenging surfaces. We leverage massively parallel simulation to train reinforcement learning agents across a vast distribution of procedurally generated environments with randomized physics. These policies are then transferred zero-shot to a physical wheeled rover operating in a lunar-analogue facility. Our experiments systematically compare multiple reinforcement learning algorithms and action smoothing filters to identify the most effective combinations for real-world deployment. Crucially, we provide strong empirical evidence that agents trained with procedural diversity achieve superior zero-shot performance compared to those trained on static scenarios. We also analyze the trade-offs of fine-tuning with high-fidelity particle physics, which offers minor gains in low-speed precision at a significant computational cost. Together, these contributions establish a validated workflow for creating reliable learning-based navigation systems, marking a substantial step towards deploying autonomous robots in the final frontier.

自主导航强化学习模拟到现实

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