How pull strategy works in RL module?

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sharan-nitin asked Mar 26, '24 Nil Ns commented Apr 2, '24

How pull strategy works in RL module?

When is the action space triggered and how does pull strategy works in RL module (referring to tutorial example)?

its confusing!!

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FlexSim 23.0.0

reinforcement learning

Answer 1 · 2024-03-28T10:08:10Z

Nil Ns answered Mar 28, '24 Nil Ns commented Apr 2, '24

Hey Sharan,

In the processor, we use a Pull Strategy. Then, we try to maximize the value of the expression. The expression returns 1 if the type of the item is equal to the ItemType parameter; in other cases, it returns 0. This means that it will try to select an item with the same type as ItemType.

We use a trigger in OnPullStrategy that calls the RL before the Pull. The RL will change the value of the ItemType parameter, therefore the processor will try to process an item of the type that the RL decides.

Please note that there is a bug in the RL panel and the triggers may not be working. (Reinforcement learning - FlexSim Community)

Thanks!!

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sharan-nitin commented · Mar 29 at 09:38 AM

could you please elaborate on the bug?

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Nil Ns sharan-nitin commented · Apr 02 at 07:44 AM

The bug is related to how the event is configured. If it is done through the RL tab, the event doesn’t trigger, and consequently, the RL is not called. I’m not clear on which versions this issue has been resolved in and in which ones an alternative method should be sought to make the event execute via RL.

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