arxivcs.LGcs.RO2026-06-30
Safe Online Learning via Smooth Safety-Structured Policy Composition
Hongpeng Cao, Liqun Zhao, Yuliang Gu, Naira Hovakimyan, Lui Sha, Marco Caccamo
Safe online reinforcement learning requires policies to respect safety constraints while maintaining smooth optimization dynamics. Existing approaches typically rely on either strict safety enforcement via action interventions, which introduce discontinuities in system interactio…