Link to paper

1. The experiments have been performed on the following packages:

   • openai gym, version = '0.9.3'
   • MuJoCo mjpro131

2. Some experiments need changes to be made to the openai gym source code. Perform one of the following operations to have things set up for yourself.

   • Copy, paste (, and replace if asked) each and every file inside MuJoCo/gym_files_to_be_merged to their equivalent locations of your gym installation.
   • Use the OpenAI gym source code from here. Note that the new files needed for the experiment does not break any other part of the original code.

1. There are 20 tasks defined both for Swimmer and HalfCheetah domains. In order to generate demonstrators on these tasks use the script train.py under MuJoCo/PPO or just run ./overnight_1 for generating HalfCheetah demonstrators and ./overnight_2 for generating Swimmer demonstrators. The generated demonstrator controllers are stored under MuJoCo/saved_demonstrator_models directory. Note that at the end of training a new demonstrator controller, a certain number of demonstration episodes are run and stored for later use under the directory MuJoCo/demonstrator_trajectories. The number of demonstration episodes to record can be changed by changing the value of variable DEMONSTRATOR_EPISODES_TO_LOG in the file Housekeeping.py. Note that the code for PPO has been taken from here.

2. The quality of demonstrators can be checked by running the script test_demonstrator_models.py under MuJoCo/PPO. This script will generate plots showing performance of controllers under the directory MuJoCo/demonstrator_controller_reward_log. An example usage is python test_demonstrator_models.py HalfCheetah.

1. To reproduce the top subfigure in figure 2, run the following command from the directory sliding_block/.

   • python Generate_BBB_Controllers.py -c 3 -ws 2 -po True
   • python Validate_GP_Controller.py -c 3 -ws 2 -po True
   • python Validate_BBB_Controller.py -c 3 -ws 2 -po True After these commands finish execution, open sliding_block/plots.ipynb

   •   all_task_configurations = [
           {BEHAVIORAL_CONTROLLER_KEY: 'BBB', CONTEXT_CODE_KEY: '3', WINDOW_SIZE_KEY: '2', PARTIAL_OBSERVABILITY_KEY: 'True'},
           {BEHAVIORAL_CONTROLLER_KEY: 'GP', CONTEXT_CODE_KEY: '3', WINDOW_SIZE_KEY: '2', PARTIAL_OBSERVABILITY_KEY: 'True'},
           {BEHAVIORAL_CONTROLLER_KEY: 'BBB', CONTEXT_CODE_KEY: '3', WINDOW_SIZE_KEY: '5', PARTIAL_OBSERVABILITY_KEY: 'True'},
           {BEHAVIORAL_CONTROLLER_KEY: 'GP', CONTEXT_CODE_KEY: '3', WINDOW_SIZE_KEY: '5', PARTIAL_OBSERVABILITY_KEY: 'True'},
       ]
     
       plt.rcParams["grid.alpha"] = 1
       plt.rcParams["grid.color"] = "#cccccc"
     
       final_flourish(all_task_configurations, uncertainty_ylim=250., cost_ylim=1e6, predictive_error_ylim=1e6)
     

2. To reproduce the bottom subfigure in figure 2, run the following command from the directory MuJoCo/.

   • python Generate_BBB_Controller.py -d Swimmer -t 4 -ws 1 -nd 1
   • python Generate_GP_Controller.py -d Swimmer -t 4 -ws 1 -nd 1
   • python Validate_BBB_Controller.py -d Swimmer -t 4 -ws 1 -nd 1 After these commands finish execution, open MuJoCo/Plots.ipynb
   • BBBvsGP_generalization(domain_name='Swimmer', number_demonstrations='1', window_size='1', behavioral_controller='4')

3. To reproduce the results shown in figure 4, run the following commands from directory MuJoCo/.

   • python proposed_mechanism.py -et active_learning_proof_of_concept -c BBB -dn HalfCheetah -dc 7.0 -dm 200
   • python proposed_mechanism.py -et active_learning_proof_of_concept -c BBB -dn Swimmer -dc 20.0 -dm 200
   • python proposed_mechanism.py -et active_learning_proof_of_concept -c NAIVE -dn HalfCheetah
   • python proposed_mechanism.py -et active_learning_proof_of_concept -c NAIVE -dn Swimmer After these commands finish execution, open MuJoCo/Plots.ipynb

   •   all_configurations = [
           {'controller': 'BBB' , 'detector_c': 7.0, 'detector_m': 200, 'number_demonstrations': 10},
           {'controller': 'NAIVE', 'number_demonstrations': 10},
       ]
     
       compare_data_efficiency(domain_name='HalfCheetah',
                               all_configurations=all_configurations,
                               simulation_iterators=[0],
                               demonstration_request_to_gauge=2)
     

   •   all_configurations = [
           {'controller': 'BBB' , 'detector_c': 20.0, 'detector_m': 200, 'number_demonstrations': 10},
           {'controller': 'NAIVE', 'number_demonstrations': 10},
       ]
     
       compare_data_efficiency(domain_name='Swimmer',
                               all_configurations=all_configurations,
                               simulation_iterators=[0],
                               demonstration_request_to_gauge=2)
     

4. To reproduce the results shown in figure 4, run the following commands from directory MuJoCo/.

   • python proposed_mechanism.py -et data_efficient_active_learning -c BBB -dn HalfCheetah -dc 1.7 -dm 200
   • python proposed_mechanism.py -et data_efficient_active_learning -c BBB -dn HalfCheetah -dc 1.7 -dm 50
   • python proposed_mechanism.py -et data_efficient_active_learning -c BBB -dn HalfCheetah -dc 1.5 -dm 100
   • python proposed_mechanism.py -et data_efficient_active_learning -c BBB -dn HalfCheetah -dc 1.2 -dm 200
   • python proposed_mechanism.py -et data_efficient_active_learning -c BBB -dn HalfCheetah -dc 1.2 -dm 50
   • python proposed_mechanism.py -et data_efficient_active_learning -c BBB -dn Swimmer -dc 1.7 -dm 200
   • python proposed_mechanism.py -et data_efficient_active_learning -c BBB -dn Swimmer -dc 1.7 -dm 50
   • python proposed_mechanism.py -et data_efficient_active_learning -c BBB -dn Swimmer -dc 1.5 -dm 100
   • python proposed_mechanism.py -et data_efficient_active_learning -c BBB -dn Swimmer -dc 1.2 -dm 200
   • python proposed_mechanism.py -et data_efficient_active_learning -c BBB -dn Swimmer -dc 1.2 -dm 50
   • python proposed_mechanism.py -et data_efficient_active_learning -c NAIVE -dn HalfCheetah
   • python proposed_mechanism.py -et data_efficient_active_learning -c NAIVE -dn Swimmer
   • python random_controller.py HalfCheetah
   • python random_controller.py Swimmer After these commands finish execution, open MuJoCo/Plots.ipynb

   •   all_configurations = [
           {'controller': 'BBB' , 'detector_c': 1.7, 'detector_m': 200, 'number_demonstrations': 10},
           {'controller': 'BBB' , 'detector_c': 1.7, 'detector_m': 50, 'number_demonstrations': 10},
           {'controller': 'BBB' , 'detector_c': 1.5, 'detector_m': 100, 'number_demonstrations': 10},
           {'controller': 'BBB' , 'detector_c': 1.2, 'detector_m': 200, 'number_demonstrations': 10},
           {'controller': 'BBB' , 'detector_c': 1.2, 'detector_m': 50, 'number_demonstrations': 10},
           {'controller': 'NAIVE', 'number_demonstrations': 10},
           {'controller': 'RANDOM'},
       ]
     
       compare_conservativeness_with_scatter_plot(domain_name='HalfCheetah',
                                all_configurations=all_configurations, ymax=49000.,
                                simulation_iterators=[0,1,2,3,4])
     

   •   all_configurations = [
           {'controller': 'BBB' , 'detector_c': 1.7, 'detector_m': 200, 'number_demonstrations': 10},
           {'controller': 'BBB' , 'detector_c': 1.7, 'detector_m': 50, 'number_demonstrations': 10},
           {'controller': 'BBB' , 'detector_c': 1.5, 'detector_m': 100, 'number_demonstrations': 10},
           {'controller': 'BBB' , 'detector_c': 1.2, 'detector_m': 200, 'number_demonstrations': 10},
           {'controller': 'BBB' , 'detector_c': 1.2, 'detector_m': 50, 'number_demonstrations': 10},
           {'controller': 'NAIVE', 'number_demonstrations': 10},
           {'controller': 'RANDOM'},
       ]
     
       compare_conservativeness_with_scatter_plot(domain_name='Swimmer',
                                all_configurations=all_configurations, ymax=3500.,
                                simulation_iterators=[0,1,2,3,4])