Sheep training flock of 10

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Johnny Fernandes
2026-04-23 19:22:39 +01:00
parent fdac0ae0b0
commit 81dc2aca01
3 changed files with 113 additions and 61 deletions
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@@ -204,6 +204,15 @@ while robot.step(timestep) != -1:
fx += math.cos(wander_angle) * 0.5
fy += math.sin(wander_angle) * 0.5
# Hard-stop clamp: within 0.5 m of a wall, zero any force component that
# would push further into it. Prevents the flee force from pinning a sheep
# against the boundary when the dog approaches from outside.
HS = 0.5
if x < X_MIN + HS and fx < 0: fx = 0.0
if x > X_MAX - HS and fx > 0: fx = 0.0
if y < Y_MIN + HS and fy < 0: fy = 0.0
if y > Y_MAX - HS and fy > 0: fy = 0.0
heading = math.atan2(fy, fx)
mag = math.hypot(fx, fy)
speed = max(WANDER_SPEED, min(FLEE_SPEED, mag * 3.0))
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@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ class HerdingEnv(gym.Env):
# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
# World constants — must match Webots world file
# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
MAX_SHEEP = 5
MAX_SHEEP = 10
FIELD = 15.0 # half-size; positions ∈ [-FIELD, FIELD]
PEN_X = (10.0, 13.0)
PEN_Y = (-15.0, -8.0)
@@ -344,6 +344,14 @@ class HerdingEnv(gym.Env):
if pos[1] < -F + m: fy += ((-F + m - pos[1]) / m) * 6.0
if pos[1] > F - m: fy -= ((pos[1] - (F - m)) / m) * 6.0
# Hard-stop clamp: mirrors sheep.py — zero any force driving further
# into the wall within 0.5 m so the flee force cannot pin the sheep.
HS = 0.5
if pos[0] < -F + HS and fx < 0: fx = 0.0
if pos[0] > F - HS and fx > 0: fx = 0.0
if pos[1] < -F + HS and fy < 0: fy = 0.0
if pos[1] > F - HS and fy > 0: fy = 0.0
# Wander — suppressed while fleeing
if not fleeing:
if self.np_random.random() < 0.02:
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@@ -3,13 +3,17 @@ PPO training script for the herding task.
Usage examples
--------------
# Start fresh with curriculum (1 → 5 sheep):
python train.py --curriculum
# Proper 5-sheep curriculum, 1 M steps per stage:
python train.py --curriculum --steps-per-stage 1000000 --total-steps 5000000
# Resume from checkpoint, skip directly to 3 sheep:
python train.py --resume runs/ppo_herding/ckpt_200000_steps.zip --n-sheep 3
# Success-rate curriculum (advances when 70 % success over 100 episodes):
python train.py --curriculum --threshold 0.70
# Quick smoke-test (no curriculum, single env):
# Resume from checkpoint at stage 3:
python train.py --resume runs/ppo_herding/ckpt_3000000_steps.zip --n-sheep 3 \
--curriculum --steps-per-stage 1000000 --total-steps 5000000
# Quick smoke-test:
python train.py --n-envs 1 --total-steps 50000
"""
@@ -35,39 +39,64 @@ from herding_env import HerdingEnv
class CurriculumCallback(BaseCallback):
"""
Advances the curriculum (number of active sheep) when the rolling mean
episode success rate exceeds a threshold.
Advances n_sheep on both training and eval envs.
Success = episode terminated (all sheep penned) rather than truncated.
Two modes (mutually exclusive):
steps_per_stage — advance every N environment steps regardless of
success rate (recommended for reliability).
threshold — advance when rolling success rate exceeds this value
(requires the policy to actually reach the threshold).
"""
THRESHOLD = 0.75 # success rate to graduate
WINDOW = 100 # episodes to average over
MIN_EPISODES = 50 # don't graduate before seeing this many episodes
def __init__(self, start_sheep: int, max_sheep: int, verbose: int = 1):
def __init__(self, start_sheep: int, max_sheep: int,
eval_env=None,
steps_per_stage: int = None,
threshold: float = 0.75,
window: int = 100,
min_episodes: int = 50,
verbose: int = 1):
super().__init__(verbose)
self.max_sheep = max_sheep
self._successes = []
self._cur_sheep = start_sheep
self.max_sheep = max_sheep
self.eval_env = eval_env
self.steps_per_stage = steps_per_stage
self.threshold = threshold
self.window = window
self.min_episodes = min_episodes
self._cur_sheep = start_sheep
self._successes = []
self._stage_start = 0
def _advance(self):
self._cur_sheep += 1
self.training_env.env_method("set_n_sheep", self._cur_sheep)
if self.eval_env is not None:
self.eval_env.env_method("set_n_sheep", self._cur_sheep)
self._stage_start = self.num_timesteps
self._successes.clear()
if self.verbose:
print(f"\n[Curriculum] → {self._cur_sheep} sheep "
f"at step {self.num_timesteps:,}\n")
def _on_step(self) -> bool:
for info, done in zip(self.locals["infos"], self.locals["dones"]):
if done:
truncated = info.get("TimeLimit.truncated", False)
self._successes.append(0 if truncated else 1)
if len(self._successes) > self.WINDOW:
self._successes.pop(0)
if self._cur_sheep >= self.max_sheep:
return True
if (self._cur_sheep < self.max_sheep
and len(self._successes) >= self.MIN_EPISODES
and np.mean(self._successes) >= self.THRESHOLD):
self._cur_sheep += 1
self.training_env.env_method("set_n_sheep", self._cur_sheep)
self._successes.clear()
if self.verbose:
print(f"\n[Curriculum] Advanced to {self._cur_sheep} sheep "
f"at step {self.num_timesteps}\n")
if self.steps_per_stage is not None:
# Time-based: advance every steps_per_stage env steps
if self.num_timesteps - self._stage_start >= self.steps_per_stage:
self._advance()
else:
# Success-rate based
for info, done in zip(self.locals["infos"], self.locals["dones"]):
if done:
truncated = info.get("TimeLimit.truncated", False)
self._successes.append(0 if truncated else 1)
if len(self._successes) > self.window:
self._successes.pop(0)
if (len(self._successes) >= self.min_episodes
and np.mean(self._successes) >= self.threshold):
self._advance()
return True
@@ -90,36 +119,35 @@ def make_env(n_sheep: int, seed: int, max_steps: int):
def parse_args():
p = argparse.ArgumentParser()
p.add_argument("--n-sheep", type=int, default=1,
help="Starting number of sheep (or fixed count if no curriculum)")
p.add_argument("--max-sheep", type=int, default=5,
help="Maximum sheep for curriculum (ignored without --curriculum)")
p.add_argument("--n-envs", type=int, default=8,
help="Number of parallel environments")
p.add_argument("--total-steps", type=int, default=5_000_000,
help="Total environment steps to train for")
p.add_argument("--max-steps", type=int, default=2000,
help="Episode step limit inside each env")
p.add_argument("--curriculum", action="store_true",
help="Enable automatic curriculum advancement")
p.add_argument("--resume", type=str, default=None,
help="Path to a .zip checkpoint to resume training from")
p.add_argument("--run-dir", type=str, default="runs/ppo_herding",
help="Output directory for checkpoints and logs")
p.add_argument("--save-freq", type=int, default=100_000,
help="Checkpoint every N steps (per-env, not total)")
p.add_argument("--eval-freq", type=int, default=50_000,
help="Evaluate every N steps")
p.add_argument("--eval-eps", type=int, default=20,
help="Episodes per evaluation run")
p.add_argument("--n-sheep", type=int, default=1,
help="Starting sheep count")
p.add_argument("--max-sheep", type=int, default=5,
help="Final sheep count for curriculum")
p.add_argument("--n-envs", type=int, default=8,
help="Parallel training environments")
p.add_argument("--total-steps", type=int, default=5_000_000)
p.add_argument("--max-steps", type=int, default=2000,
help="Episode step limit")
p.add_argument("--curriculum", action="store_true",
help="Enable curriculum advancement")
p.add_argument("--steps-per-stage", type=int, default=None,
help="Advance curriculum every N steps (overrides --threshold)")
p.add_argument("--threshold", type=float, default=0.75,
help="Success-rate threshold to advance (used without --steps-per-stage)")
p.add_argument("--resume", type=str, default=None,
help="Checkpoint .zip to resume from")
p.add_argument("--run-dir", type=str, default="runs/ppo_herding")
p.add_argument("--save-freq", type=int, default=100_000)
p.add_argument("--eval-freq", type=int, default=50_000)
p.add_argument("--eval-eps", type=int, default=20)
return p.parse_args()
def main():
args = parse_args()
os.makedirs(args.run_dir, exist_ok=True)
ckpt_dir = os.path.join(args.run_dir, "checkpoints")
best_dir = os.path.join(args.run_dir, "best_model")
ckpt_dir = os.path.join(args.run_dir, "checkpoints")
best_dir = os.path.join(args.run_dir, "best_model")
norm_path = os.path.join(args.run_dir, "vecnorm.pkl")
os.makedirs(ckpt_dir, exist_ok=True)
@@ -130,13 +158,13 @@ def main():
])
if args.resume and os.path.exists(norm_path):
train_env = VecNormalize.load(norm_path, train_env)
train_env.training = True
train_env.training = True
train_env.norm_reward = True
else:
train_env = VecNormalize(train_env, norm_obs=True, norm_reward=True,
clip_obs=10.0)
# Eval env (no reward normalisation, deterministic)
# Eval env — starts at same difficulty, advances with curriculum callback
eval_env = SubprocVecEnv([
make_env(args.n_sheep, seed=1000 + i, max_steps=args.max_steps)
for i in range(2)
@@ -161,9 +189,17 @@ def main():
verbose=1,
)
callbacks = [checkpoint_cb, eval_cb]
if args.curriculum:
callbacks.append(CurriculumCallback(start_sheep=args.n_sheep,
max_sheep=args.max_sheep))
cur_cb = CurriculumCallback(
start_sheep=args.n_sheep,
max_sheep=args.max_sheep,
eval_env=eval_env,
steps_per_stage=args.steps_per_stage,
threshold=args.threshold,
)
callbacks.append(cur_cb)
callback_list = CallbackList(callbacks)
# Model
@@ -201,7 +237,6 @@ def main():
tb_log_name="ppo",
)
# Save final artefacts
model.save(os.path.join(args.run_dir, "final_model"))
train_env.save(norm_path)
print(f"\nTraining complete. Artefacts saved to {args.run_dir}/")