RT - Journal Article T1 - Action Value Function Approximation Based on Radial Basis Function Network for Reinforcement Learning JF - joc-isice YR - 2011 JO - joc-isice VO - 5 IS - 1 UR - http://joc.kntu.ac.ir/article-1-95-en.html SP - 50 EP - 63 K1 - Neural reinforcement learning K1 - Critic-only architecture K1 - RBF neural network K1 - Sarsa K1 - stationary points. AB - One of the challenges encountered in the application of classical reinforcement learning methods to real-control problems is the curse of dimensiality. In order to overcome this difficulty, hybrid algorithms that combine reinforcement learning with various function approximators have attracted many research interests. In this paper, a novel Neural Reinforcement Learning (NRL) scheme which is based on Sarsa learning and Radial Basis Function (RBF) network is proposed. The RBF network is used to approximate the Action Value Function (AVF) on-line. The inputs of RBF network are state-action pairs of system and its outputs are corresponding approximated AVF. As the necessary condition for the convergence of NSL to the optimal task performance, the existence of stationary points for NSL which coincide with the fixed points of Approximate Action Value Iteration (AAVI) are proved. The validity of the proposed algorithm is tested through simulation examples: mountain car control task, and acrobot problem. Overall results demonstrate that our algorithm can effectively improve convergence speed and the efficiency of experience exploitation. LA eng UL http://joc.kntu.ac.ir/article-1-95-en.html M3 ER -