Search Results for author: Glen Chou

Found 14 papers, 1 papers with code

Fighting Uncertainty with Gradients: Offline Reinforcement Learning via Diffusion Score Matching

no code implementations24 Jun 2023 H. J. Terry Suh, Glen Chou, Hongkai Dai, Lujie Yang, Abhishek Gupta, Russ Tedrake

However, in order to apply them effectively in offline optimization paradigms such as offline Reinforcement Learning (RL) or Imitation Learning (IL), we require a more careful consideration of how uncertainty estimation interplays with first-order methods that attempt to minimize them.

Imitation Learning Offline RL +2

Synthesizing Stable Reduced-Order Visuomotor Policies for Nonlinear Systems via Sums-of-Squares Optimization

no code implementations24 Apr 2023 Glen Chou, Russ Tedrake

To solve this problem approximately, we propose two approaches: the first solves a sequence of sum-of-squares optimization problems to iteratively improve a policy which is provably-stable by construction, while the second directly performs gradient-based optimization on the parameters of the polynomial policy, and its closed-loop stability is verified a posteriori.

Data-Efficient Learning of Natural Language to Linear Temporal Logic Translators for Robot Task Specification

1 code implementation9 Mar 2023 Jiayi Pan, Glen Chou, Dmitry Berenson

We evaluate our approach on three existing LTL/natural language datasets and show that we can translate natural language commands at 75\% accuracy with far less human data ($\le$12 annotations).

Statistical Safety and Robustness Guarantees for Feedback Motion Planning of Unknown Underactuated Stochastic Systems

no code implementations13 Dec 2022 Craig Knuth, Glen Chou, Jamie Reese, Joe Moore

We present a method for providing statistical guarantees on runtime safety and goal reachability for integrated planning and control of a class of systems with unknown nonlinear stochastic underactuated dynamics.

Motion Planning

Safe Output Feedback Motion Planning from Images via Learned Perception Modules and Contraction Theory

no code implementations14 Jun 2022 Glen Chou, Necmiye Ozay, Dmitry Berenson

We present a motion planning algorithm for a class of uncertain control-affine nonlinear systems which guarantees runtime safety and goal reachability when using high-dimensional sensor measurements (e. g., RGB-D images) and a learned perception module in the feedback control loop.

Motion Planning valid

Gaussian Process Constraint Learning for Scalable Chance-Constrained Motion Planning from Demonstrations

no code implementations8 Dec 2021 Glen Chou, Hao Wang, Dmitry Berenson

We propose a method for learning constraints represented as Gaussian processes (GPs) from locally-optimal demonstrations.

Gaussian Processes Motion Planning

Model Error Propagation via Learned Contraction Metrics for Safe Feedback Motion Planning of Unknown Systems

no code implementations18 Apr 2021 Glen Chou, Necmiye Ozay, Dmitry Berenson

We derive a trajectory tracking error bound for a contraction-based controller that is subjected to this model error, and then learn a controller that optimizes this tracking bound.

Deformable Object Manipulation Motion Planning +1

Planning with Learned Dynamics: Probabilistic Guarantees on Safety and Reachability via Lipschitz Constants

no code implementations18 Oct 2020 Craig Knuth, Glen Chou, Necmiye Ozay, Dmitry Berenson

Our method imposes the feedback law existence as a constraint in a sampling-based planner, which returns a feedback policy around a nominal plan ensuring that, if the Lipschitz constant estimate is valid, the true system is safe during plan execution, reaches the goal, and is ultimately invariant in a small set about the goal.

Motion Planning valid

Explaining Multi-stage Tasks by Learning Temporal Logic Formulas from Suboptimal Demonstrations

no code implementations3 Jun 2020 Glen Chou, Necmiye Ozay, Dmitry Berenson

We present a method for learning multi-stage tasks from demonstrations by learning the logical structure and atomic propositions of a consistent linear temporal logic (LTL) formula.

Learning Constraints from Locally-Optimal Demonstrations under Cost Function Uncertainty

no code implementations25 Jan 2020 Glen Chou, Necmiye Ozay, Dmitry Berenson

We present an algorithm for learning parametric constraints from locally-optimal demonstrations, where the cost function being optimized is uncertain to the learner.

Learning Parametric Constraints in High Dimensions from Demonstrations

no code implementations8 Oct 2019 Glen Chou, Necmiye Ozay, Dmitry Berenson

We present a scalable algorithm for learning parametric constraints in high dimensions from safe expert demonstrations.

Vocal Bursts Intensity Prediction

Learning Constraints from Demonstrations

no code implementations17 Dec 2018 Glen Chou, Dmitry Berenson, Necmiye Ozay

We also provide theoretical analysis on what subset of the constraint can be learnable from safe demonstrations.

Using Neural Networks to Compute Approximate and Guaranteed Feasible Hamilton-Jacobi-Bellman PDE Solutions

no code implementations10 Nov 2016 Frank Jiang, Glen Chou, Mo Chen, Claire J. Tomlin

To sidestep the curse of dimensionality when computing solutions to Hamilton-Jacobi-Bellman partial differential equations (HJB PDE), we propose an algorithm that leverages a neural network to approximate the value function.

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