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Life sciences · Preprint
arXiv · September 10, 2026
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This is an unrefereed technical preprint describing a novel model-based reinforcement learning architecture with inverse process models, tested on a single laboratory modular production system. The work is exploratory and developmental; it does not yet provide evidence of clinical utility, operational superiority in real production, or validation against established benchmarks.
Single-arm algorithmic feasibility study. Intervention: Model-based reinforcement learning framework with integrated approximate inverse process models applied to modular production system control.
Framework integrates approximate inverse models within RL policy networks to disentangle actuation and state-space dynamics. Lightweight feedforward architecture proposed for inverse models. Results report efficiency improvements in both performance and training speed, particularly for off-policy algorithms, tested on laboratory testbed only.
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A novel methodological framework tested on a single laboratory testbed with no peer review, comparator arm, or validated clinical/operational outcome measures.
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This paper presents a novel approach for data-driven self-learning control of highly flexible, modular manufacturing systems. Specifically, we employ a novel framework for model-based reinforcement learning which introduces approximate inverse process models within the training of reinforcement policies. This approach disentangles the learning of actuation dynamics and the dynamics in state space, resulting in RL-based training solely within the task space. We propose a lightweight feedforward architecture for approximate inverse models and integrate them within the policy network of standard RL algorithms. We apply the approach to a laboratory modular production testbed with heterogeneous production modules. The results underline the efficiency improvements for modular manufacturing units in terms of both performance and training speed, particularly for off-policy algorithms.
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