Simple Local Models for Complex Dynamical Systems

We present a novel mathematical formalism for the idea of a "local model" of an uncontrolled dynamical system, a model that makes only certain predictions in only certain situations. As a result of its restricted responsibilities, a local model may be far simpler than a complete model of the system. We then show how one might combine several local models to produce a more detailed model. We demonstrate our ability to learn a collection of local models on a large-scale example and do a preliminary empirical comparison of learning a collection of local models and some other model learning methods.

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2008
• Where: NIPS
• Authors: Erik Talvitie, Satinder Singh
• Keywords: Complete Model, Information Technology, Local Models, NIPS 2008, Uncontrolled Dynamical System