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Intelligent controllers as hierarchical stochastic automata.

P U Lima1, G N Saridis

  • 1Inst. de Sistemas e Robotica, Inst. Superior Tecnico, Lisbon.

IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics. Part B, Cybernetics : a Publication of the IEEE Systems, Man, and Cybernetics Society
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This study presents a new method for designing intelligent controllers using a hierarchical linguistic model and a learning automaton. It optimizes command translation by minimizing a cost function for improved performance.

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Area of Science:

  • Intelligent control systems
  • Artificial intelligence
  • Machine learning

Background:

  • Intelligent controllers require effective command translation mechanisms.
  • Hierarchical structures are common in complex control systems.
  • A priori knowledge and learning are crucial for intelligent controller design.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To introduce a novel design methodology for intelligent controllers.
  • To develop a hierarchical linguistic model for command translation.
  • To utilize a learning stochastic automaton for interface modeling.

Main Methods:

  • A three-level hierarchical intelligent controller architecture.
  • A hierarchical linguistic model (command-task-primitive task-primitive action).
  • A two-stage hierarchical learning stochastic automaton.
  • A cost function for on-line learning and optimization.

Main Results:

  • The methodology enables learning optimal primitive action choices for primitive tasks.
  • Optimal task selection for commands is achieved using conflict sets.
  • The design methodology allows for performance comparison of optional designs.
  • The controller design evolves to minimize the defined cost function.

Conclusions:

  • The proposed design methodology provides a systematic approach to intelligent controller development.
  • The integration of linguistic models and learning automata enhances control efficiency.
  • The cost function serves as a valuable performance metric for optimization.