See above
function qlearning
% learning parameters
gamma = 0.5; % discount factor % TODO : we need learning rate schedule
alpha = 0.5; % learning rate % TODO : we need exploration rate schedule
epsilon = 0.9; % exploration probability (1-epsilon = exploit / epsilon = explore)
% states
state = [0,1,2,3,4,5];
% actions
action = [-1,1];
% initial Q matrix
Q = zeros(length(state),length(action));
K = 1000; % maximum number of the iterations
state_idx = 3; % the initial state to begin from
%% the main loop of the algorithm
for k = 1:K
disp(['iteration: ' num2str(k)]);
r=rand; % get 1 uniform random number
x=sum(r>=cumsum([0, 1-epsilon, epsilon])); % check it to be in which probability area
% choose either explore or exploit
if x == 1 % exploit
[~,umax]=max(Q(state_idx,:));
current_action = action(umax);
else % explore
current_action=datasample(action,1); % choose 1 action randomly (uniform random distribution)
end
action_idx = find(action==current_action); % id of the chosen action
% observe the next state and next reward ** there is no reward matrix
[next_state,next_reward] = model(state(state_idx),action(action_idx));
next_state_idx = find(state==next_state); % id of the next state
% print the results in each iteration
disp(['current state : ' num2str(state(state_idx)) ' next state : ' num2str(state(next_state_idx)) ' taken action : ' num2str(action(action_idx))]);
disp([' next reward : ' num2str(next_reward)]);
% update the Q matrix using the Q-learning rule
Q(state_idx,action_idx) = Q(state_idx,action_idx) + alpha * (next_reward + gamma* max(Q(next_state_idx,:)) - Q(state_idx,action_idx));
% if the robot is stuck in terminals
if (next_state_idx == 6 || next_state_idx == 1)
state_idx = datasample(2:length(state)-1,1); % we just restart the episode with a new state
else
state_idx = next_state_idx;
disp(Q); % display Q in each level
% display the final Q matrix
disp('Final Q matrix : ');
disp(Q)
[C,I]=max(Q,[],2); % finding the max values
disp('Q(optimal):');
disp(C);
disp('Optimal Policy');
disp('*');
disp([action(I(2,1));action(I(3,1));action(I(4,1));action(I(5,1))]);
%% This function is used as an observer to give the next state and the next reward using the current state and action
function [next_state,r] = model(x,u)
if (x =1)
next_state = x + u;
next_state = x;
if (x == 4 && u == 1)
r = 5;
elseif (x == 1 && u == -1)
r = 1;
r = 0;
http://frog.ai/blog/?p=39
https://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/45759-q-learning--model-free-value-iteration--algorithm-for-deterministic-cleaning-robot?focused=3810903&tab=function
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