用递归网络实现无需预训练的实时自适应强化学习。
Online Adaptive Reinforcement Learning with Echo State Networks for Non-Stationary Dynamics
- 用回声状态网络编码观测历史,在线更新权重快速适应变化
- 在动态突变环境下几步内完成稳定适应,性能优于主流方法
- 适合机器人控制和边缘设备部署,计算开销小且无需额外信息
基于模拟训练的强化学习策略在真实环境中常因非平稳动态导致性能严重下降。尽管领域随机化(DR)和元强化学习(meta-RL)被提出应对此问题,但通常依赖大量预训练、特权信息或高计算成本,限制了其在实时和边缘系统中的应用。本文提出一种轻量级在线自适应框架,基于储层计算(Reservoir Computing),将回声状态网络(ESN)作为自适应模块,将近期观测历史编码为隐状态表示,并使用递归最小二乘法(RLS)在线更新读出权重。该设计无需反向传播、预训练或特权信息,可实现快速适应。我们在包含周期性外部扰动和极端摩擦变化的CartPole和HalfCheetah任务上评估,结果表明,该方法在分布外动态下显著优于DR及代表性自适应基线,在数个控制步骤内即实现稳定适应。值得注意的是,该方法可在单个实验期内处理环境突变而无需重置策略。由于计算效率高且稳定性强,该框架为非平稳环境下的在线自适应提供了实用方案,适用于真实机器人控制与边缘部署。
原文摘要 · Abstract (English)
Reinforcement learning (RL) policies trained in simulation often suffer from severe performance degradation when deployed in real-world environments due to non-stationary dynamics. While Domain Randomization (DR) and meta-RL have been proposed to address this issue, they typically rely on extensive pretraining, privileged information, or high computational cost, limiting their applicability to real-time and edge systems. In this paper, we propose a lightweight online adaptation framework for RL based on Reservoir Computing. Specifically, we integrate an Echo State Networks (ESNs) as an adaptation module that encodes recent observation histories into a latent context representation, and update its readout weights online using Recursive Least Squares (RLS). This design enables rapid adaptation without backpropagation, pretraining, or access to privileged information. We evaluate the proposed method on CartPole and HalfCheetah tasks with severe and abrupt environment changes, including periodic external disturbances and extreme friction variations. Experimental results demonstrate that the proposed approach significantly outperforms DR and representative adaptive baselines under out-of-distribution dynamics, achieving stable adaptation within a few control steps. Notably, the method successfully handles intra-episode environment changes without resetting the policy. Due to its computational efficiency and stability, the proposed framework provides a practical solution for online adaptation in non-stationary environments and is well suited for real-world robotic control and edge deployment.
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