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Safe Exploration and Optimization of Constrained MDPs Using Gaussian Processes
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Measured effects reported in the paper
| What was changed | Where | Measured | Effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| interpolate optimistic and pessimistic safe MDP policies (SafeExpOpt-MDP) vs Moldovan & Abbeel | safe exploration · random grid world | normalized cumulative reward: 0.740 ± 0.213 -> 0.774 ± 0.183 | Helped |
| SafeExpOpt-MDP vs Turchetta et al. safe exploration | safe exploration · random grid world | percentage explored: 10.6 ± 2.1 -> 7.4 ± 2.9 | Helped |
| SafeExpOpt-MDP vs Moldovan & Abbeel | safe exploration · Mars scenario 1 | cumulative reward: 29 -> 36 | Helped |
| SafeExpOpt-MDP vs Moldovan & Abbeel | safe exploration · Mars scenario 2 | cumulative reward: 45 -> 67 | Helped |
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