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Area of Science:

  • Environmental Science
  • Robotics
  • Computer Science

Background:

  • Ypacaraí Lake faces severe contamination from cyanobacteria blooms, impacting Paraguay's largest water resource.
  • Autonomous Surface Vehicles (ASVs) equipped with water-quality sensors offer a promising solution for environmental monitoring.
  • Efficiently managing ASV fleets for bloom surveillance requires solving the complex Non-Homogeneous Patrolling Problem.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To compare the effectiveness of Deep Reinforcement Learning (DRL) and Evolutionary Algorithms (EAs) for ASV-based water resource monitoring.
  • To analyze the performance of these methodologies under varying map scales, fleet sizes, and environmental conditions.
  • To determine the optimal approach for solving the Non-Homogeneous Patrolling Problem in the context of cyanobacteria bloom supervision.

Main Methods:

  • A dimensionality study comparing Deep Q-Learning (a DRL method) and an Evolutionary Algorithm.
  • Testing methodologies across different map resolutions and fleet sizes.
  • Evaluating performance based on sample-efficiency and reaction to environmental changes.

Main Results:

  • Deep Q-Learning demonstrated 50-70% greater sample-efficiency in higher-resolution maps compared to the EA.
  • DRL exhibited superior performance in high space-state action scenarios.
  • The EA was more efficient in lower resolutions and required fewer parameters for robust solutions.

Conclusions:

  • Deep Q-Learning offers superior efficiency for the Non-Homogeneous Patrolling Problem, particularly in complex, large-scale monitoring tasks.
  • The choice between DRL and EA depends on specific operational parameters like map resolution and available computational resources.
  • Further research is needed to optimize DRL hyper-parameters for enhanced stability and convergence in real-world applications.