Deep Reinforcement Learning Control for Disturbance Rejection in a Nonlinear Dynamic System with Parametric Uncertainty

Abstract

This work describes a technique for active rejection of multiple independent and time-correlated stochastic disturbances for a nonlinear flexible inverted pendulum with cart system with uncertain model parameters. The control law is determined through deep reinforcement learning, specifically with a continuous actor-critic variant of deep Q-learning known as Deep Deterministic Policy Gradient, while the disturbance magnitudes evolve via independent stochastic processes. Simulation results are then compared with those from a classical control system.