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New research quantifies performance gaps in control strategies under action-dependent observations

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A new research paper explores the performance differences between various control strategies in dynamical systems, particularly when observations are dependent on actions. The study focuses on a linear-quadratic system with bilinear observations, comparing optimal control, certainty-equivalent (CE) control, and open-loop (OL) policies. Researchers identified an information-strength parameter 'q' that dictates distinct performance regimes. For small 'q', policies offer minimal improvement over OL control. For large 'q', CE control shows a significant advantage over OL. Notably, for intermediate 'q' values, a policy that strategically probes for information can achieve a substantial advantage over OL control, while CE control lags, establishing a performance gap between CE and optimal control. AI

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  1. arXiv cs.LG TIER_1 English(EN) · Leo Maynard-Zhang, Sunmook Choi, Yahya Sattar, Yassir Jedra, Sarah Dean, Maryam Fazel ·

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