Convergence of Critic-based Training
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This paper discusses convergence issues when training adaptive critic designs (ACD) to control dynamic systems expressed as Markov sequences. We critically review two published convergence results of critic-based training and propose to shift emphasis towards more practically valuable convergence proofs. We show a possible way to prove convergence of ACD training.
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