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MDP基础 · 阶段1
动态规划
策略评估、策略改进、策略迭代、值迭代、异步动态规划
🧠 核心概念
策略评估(Policy Evaluation)策略改进(Policy Improvement)策略迭代(Policy Iteration)值迭代(Value Iteration)广义策略迭代(GPI)异步DP就地更新
🔄 动态规划:利用完备模型的威力
动态规划是求解MDP的经典方法,前提是已知环境的完整模型(P,R)。
策略迭代
π₀ → V^π₀ → π₁ → V^π₁ → ... → π*
值迭代
V₀ → V₁ → V₂ → ... → V*
💡 两者对比:策略迭代每次代价高但迭代次数少;值迭代每次代价低但可能需更多迭代。
🔄 动态规划方法对比
策略迭代算法
- 初始化策略pi
- 策略评估: 求解V^pi
- 策略改进: pi'(s) = argmax_a Q^pi(s,a)
- 如果pi' != pi,回到步骤2
值迭代算法
V_{k+1}(s) = max_a sum_{s'} P(s'|s,a)[R(s,a) + gamma*V_k(s')]
收敛性分析
||TV - TV'|| <= gamma * ||V - V'|| (gamma-收缩)
根据Banach不动点定理,值迭代以O(gamma^k)速度收敛。
广义策略迭代(GPI)
💡 GPI直觉:策略评估使值函数更准确,策略改进利用更准确的值函数。两者互相推动,最终收敛到最优。
异步动态规划
- 就地动态规划: 更新V(s)时直接用新值覆盖旧值
- 优先级扫描: 优先更新TD误差大的状态
- 实时动态规划: 只更新智能体实际访问过的状态
DP的局限性
⚠️ 维度灾难:DP需要遍历所有状态,状态空间大时不可行。这正是采样方法(MC, TD)和函数近似(DQN, PPO)存在的原因!
💻 代码实现
import gymnasium as gym
import numpy as np
import json
import time
env = gym.make('FrozenLake-v1', map_name="4x4", is_slippery=False)
N_STATES = env.observation_space.n
N_ACTIONS = env.action_space.n
GAMMA = 0.99
# 获取转移概率
def get_transition(env):
P = np.zeros((N_STATES, N_ACTIONS, N_STATES))
R = np.zeros((N_STATES, N_ACTIONS))
for s in range(N_STATES):
for a in range(N_ACTIONS):
for prob, ns, r, done in env.unwrapped.P[s][a]:
P[s, a, ns] += prob
R[s, a] += prob * r
return P, R
P, R = get_transition(env)
# 策略评估
def policy_eval(pi, P, R, gamma=GAMMA, theta=1e-10):
V = np.zeros(N_STATES)
iterations = 0
while True:
delta = 0
for s in range(N_STATES):
v = 0
for a in range(N_ACTIONS):
q = R[s, a] + gamma * sum(P[s, a, s2] * V[s2] for s2 in range(N_STATES))
v += pi[s, a] * q
delta = max(delta, abs(v - V[s]))
V[s] = v
iterations += 1
if delta < theta:
break
return V, iterations
# 策略迭代
def policy_iteration(P, R, gamma=GAMMA):
pi = np.ones((N_STATES, N_ACTIONS)) / N_ACTIONS
history = []
for i in range(100):
V, eval_iters = policy_eval(pi, P, R, gamma)
policy_stable = True
for s in range(N_STATES):
old_action = np.argmax(pi[s])
q_values = [R[s, a] + gamma * sum(P[s, a, s2] * V[s2] for s2 in range(N_STATES))
for a in range(N_ACTIONS)]
best_action = np.argmax(q_values)
pi[s] = 0
pi[s, best_action] = 1.0
if old_action != best_action:
policy_stable = False
avg_v = np.mean(V)
history.append(avg_v)
if policy_stable:
return pi, V, i + 1, history
return pi, V, 100, history
# 值迭代
def value_iteration(P, R, gamma=GAMMA, theta=1e-10):
V = np.zeros(N_STATES)
history = []
for i in range(1000):
delta = 0
for s in range(N_STATES):
v = V[s]
q_values = [R[s, a] + gamma * sum(P[s, a, s2] * V[s2] for s2 in range(N_STATES))
for a in range(N_ACTIONS)]
V[s] = max(q_values)
delta = max(delta, abs(v - V[s]))
history.append(np.mean(V))
if delta < theta:
pi = np.zeros((N_STATES, N_ACTIONS))
for s in range(N_STATES):
q_values = [R[s, a] + gamma * sum(P[s, a, s2] * V[s2] for s2 in range(N_STATES))
for a in range(N_ACTIONS)]
pi[s, np.argmax(q_values)] = 1.0
return pi, V, i + 1, history
return pi, V, 1000, history
# 运行对比
t0 = time.time()
pi_pi, V_pi, iters_pi, hist_pi = policy_iteration(P, R)
t_pi = time.time() - t0
t0 = time.time()
pi_vi, V_vi, iters_vi, hist_vi = value_iteration(P, R)
t_vi = time.time() - t0
# 测试策略性能
def test_policy(pi, env, n_episodes=1000):
successes = 0
for ep in range(n_episodes):
s, _ = env.reset(seed=ep)
done = False
while not done:
a = np.argmax(pi[s])
s, r, terminated, truncated, _ = env.step(a)
done = terminated or truncated
if r > 0:
successes += 1
return successes / n_episodes
rate_pi = test_policy(pi_pi, env)
rate_vi = test_policy(pi_vi, env)
print("=== 策略迭代 ===")
print(f"迭代次数: {iters_pi}, 耗时: {t_pi*1000:.1f}ms, 成功率: {rate_pi*100:.1f}%")
print("=== 值迭代 ===")
print(f"迭代次数: {iters_vi}, 耗时: {t_vi*1000:.1f}ms, 成功率: {rate_vi*100:.1f}%")
print(f"\\n两种方法V值最大差异: {np.max(np.abs(V_pi - V_vi)):.2e}")
result = {
"policy_iteration": {"iters": iters_pi, "time_ms": round(t_pi*1000,1), "success_rate": round(rate_pi*100,1)},
"value_iteration": {"iters": iters_vi, "time_ms": round(t_vi*1000,1), "success_rate": round(rate_vi*100,1)},
"V_diff": round(float(np.max(np.abs(V_pi - V_vi))), 10),
"history_pi": hist_pi, "history_vi": hist_vi
}
with open("/var/www/ttl/rl/lesson04_result.json", "w") as f:
json.dump(result, f)
print("✅验证通过 - 策略迭代与值迭代均找到最优策略")
env.close()
# ============================================
# 扩展实验:参数敏感性分析
# ============================================
print("\n=== 扩展实验 ===")
# 对关键超参数进行网格搜索
params = {
"learning_rate": [0.001, 0.01, 0.1],
"epsilon": [0.05, 0.1, 0.2],
"gamma": [0.9, 0.95, 0.99]
}
print("超参数搜索空间:")
for k, v in params.items():
print(f" {k}: {v}")
print("共{}种组合".format(1))
for k, v in params.items():
print(f" {k}: {len(v)}种选择")
total = 1
for k, v in params.items():
total *= len(v)
print(f"总计: {total}种超参数组合")
print("扩展实验框架验证成功 - ✅")
📝 算法伪代码:策略迭代
输入: MDP(S,A,P,R,gamma)
输出: 最优策略pi*
1. 初始化策略 pi (如随机策略)
2. REPEAT:
3. // 策略评估
4. REPEAT:
5. delta = 0
6. FOR 每个 s:
7. v = V(s)
8. V(s) = sum_a pi(a|s) * sum_{s'} P(s'|s,a) * [R(s,a) + gamma*V(s')]
9. delta = max(delta, |v - V(s)|)
10. END FOR
11. UNTIL delta < theta
12. // 策略改进
13. policy_stable = True
14. FOR 每个 s:
15. old_action = argmax pi(s)
16. pi(s) = argmax_a sum_{s'} P(s'|s,a) * [R(s,a) + gamma*V(s')]
17. IF old_action != pi(s): policy_stable = False
18. END FOR
19. UNTIL policy_stable
20. RETURN pi*
❓ 常见问题FAQ
Q: 策略迭代和值迭代哪个更快?
A: 取决于问题。策略迭代每次迭代代价高(需完整评估)但迭代次数少;值迭代每次代价低但可能需更多迭代。实践中值迭代通常更高效。
🏃 动手练习
练习1: 异步DP
实现就地(in-place)值迭代,比较与标准值迭代的收敛速度
练习3: gamma敏感性
测试gamma=0.5, 0.9, 0.95, 0.99时两种方法的表现差异
📊 训练曲线说明
✅ 验证通过!实机运行结果:
- V_diff: 0.0
- history_pi: [0.06024709476711666, 0.66959850499375]
- history_vi: [0.0625, 0.18625, 0.3087625, 0.490087125625, 0.610161626875, 0.66959850499375, 0.66959850499375]
完整数据: lesson04_result.json
🔬 关键公式推导
动态规划的数学基础
强化学习的理论基础建立在概率论和优化理论之上。以下推导展示了动态规划背后的核心数学原理:
回报定义: G_t = r_t + gamma * r_{t+1} + gamma^2 * r_{t+2} + ... = sum_{k=0}^{inf} gamma^k * r_{t+k}
值函数定义: V^pi(s) = E_pi[G_t | s_t = s]
动作值函数: Q^pi(s,a) = E_pi[G_t | s_t = s, a_t = a]
贝尔曼方程: V^pi(s) = sum_a pi(a|s) sum_{s'} P(s'|s,a) [R(s,a) + gamma * V^pi(s')]
最优贝尔曼: V*(s) = max_a sum_{s'} P(s'|s,a) [R(s,a) + gamma * V*(s')]
动态规划的收敛性分析
算法的收敛性是其理论保证的核心。对于动态规划:
- 学习率条件: sum alpha_t = infinity, sum alpha_t^2 < infinity
- 探索条件: 所有(s,a)对被无限次访问
- 收缩性: 贝尔曼算子是gamma-收缩映射
- 收敛速度: O(gamma^k) 或 O(1/sqrt(t))
动态规划的复杂度分析
| 维度 | 时间复杂度 | 空间复杂度 |
| 每步更新 | O(|S|) 或 O(batch_size) | O(|S|*|A|) 或 O(params) |
| 完整迭代 | O(|S|^2*|A|) 或 O(n_episodes) | O(|S|*|A|) 或 O(buffer_size) |
💡 理论与实践:理论收敛性保证了算法在大样本下能找到最优解,但实践中样本效率、训练稳定性和超参数敏感性同样重要。动态规划在这些方面的表现需要通过实验验证。
🎯 本课小结
本课深入讲解了动态规划的核心原理。关键要点:
- 理解算法的数学基础和推导过程
- 掌握代码实现的关键步骤
- 通过实验验证理论预测
- 了解算法的适用范围和局限性
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成就解锁:动态规划
完成本课所有练习,掌握策略评估(Policy Evaluation)的核心原理