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Hierarchical supervisor-agent

Transient actuator degradation evaluation

Fault: Actuator degradation
Duration: Transient
Recovery mechanism: Hierarchical supervisor-agent

Experiment definition

The experiment evaluates Hierarchical supervisor-agent under a transient actuator degradation injection. Fault onset is randomized between environment steps 40 and 60.

Expected evaluation record

MetricRecorded value
Degradation-area6.38 ± 1.30 (corrected; mean ± 95% CI, n=216)
Safety-violation excess28.8 ± 6.5 (weighted, control-subtracted; mean ± 95% CI, n=216)
Fraction of time healthy0.685 ± 0.010 (mean ± 95% CI, n=216)
Relapse count0.53 ± 0.07 (mean ± 95% CI, n=216)
False-recovery rate0.893 ± 0.002 (mean ± 95% CI, n=216)
Intervention recall0.750 ± 0.017 (mean ± 95% CI, n=216)

Values are means with 95% confidence intervals across every target × duration-fixed combination shown on this page (see graphs below), 8 evaluation seeds each, for each of 3 training seeds. See the Results page for the cross-mechanism comparison.

Experimental trajectory graphs

One representative run (evaluation seed 0 of 8, training seed 1 of 3) per target × mode combination from the full sweep. See the Results page for the multi-seed aggregate comparison across mechanisms. The graphs for every seed are archived at doi:10.5281/zenodo.23304785 (files available from 10 November 2026).

Sorting Agent Target (restrict mode)

Actuator degradation transient fault, Hierarchical supervisor-agent, Sorting Agent Target (restrict mode)
Hierarchical supervisor-agent - Sorting Agent Target (restrict mode) - evaluation trajectory under transient actuator degradation (fault onset randomized between steps 40-60), seed 0 of the 8-seed sweep, training seed 1 of 3.

Pressing Agent Target (restrict mode)

Actuator degradation transient fault, Hierarchical supervisor-agent, Pressing Agent Target (restrict mode)
Hierarchical supervisor-agent - Pressing Agent Target (restrict mode) - evaluation trajectory under transient actuator degradation (fault onset randomized between steps 40-60), seed 0 of the 8-seed sweep, training seed 1 of 3.

Both Agents Target (restrict mode)

Actuator degradation transient fault, Hierarchical supervisor-agent, Both Agents Target (restrict mode)
Hierarchical supervisor-agent - Both Agents Target (restrict mode) - evaluation trajectory under transient actuator degradation (fault onset randomized between steps 40-60), seed 0 of the 8-seed sweep, training seed 1 of 3.

Sorting Agent Target (slip mode)

Actuator degradation transient fault, Hierarchical supervisor-agent, Sorting Agent Target (slip mode)
Hierarchical supervisor-agent - Sorting Agent Target (slip mode) - evaluation trajectory under transient actuator degradation (fault onset randomized between steps 40-60), seed 0 of the 8-seed sweep, training seed 1 of 3.

Pressing Agent Target (slip mode)

Actuator degradation transient fault, Hierarchical supervisor-agent, Pressing Agent Target (slip mode)
Hierarchical supervisor-agent - Pressing Agent Target (slip mode) - evaluation trajectory under transient actuator degradation (fault onset randomized between steps 40-60), seed 0 of the 8-seed sweep, training seed 1 of 3.

Both Agents Target (slip mode)

Actuator degradation transient fault, Hierarchical supervisor-agent, Both Agents Target (slip mode)
Hierarchical supervisor-agent - Both Agents Target (slip mode) - evaluation trajectory under transient actuator degradation (fault onset randomized between steps 40-60), seed 0 of the 8-seed sweep, training seed 1 of 3.

Sorting Agent Target (stuck mode)

Actuator degradation transient fault, Hierarchical supervisor-agent, Sorting Agent Target (stuck mode)
Hierarchical supervisor-agent - Sorting Agent Target (stuck mode) - evaluation trajectory under transient actuator degradation (fault onset randomized between steps 40-60), seed 0 of the 8-seed sweep, training seed 1 of 3.

Pressing Agent Target (stuck mode)

Actuator degradation transient fault, Hierarchical supervisor-agent, Pressing Agent Target (stuck mode)
Hierarchical supervisor-agent - Pressing Agent Target (stuck mode) - evaluation trajectory under transient actuator degradation (fault onset randomized between steps 40-60), seed 0 of the 8-seed sweep, training seed 1 of 3.

Both Agents Target (stuck mode)

Actuator degradation transient fault, Hierarchical supervisor-agent, Both Agents Target (stuck mode)
Hierarchical supervisor-agent - Both Agents Target (stuck mode) - evaluation trajectory under transient actuator degradation (fault onset randomized between steps 40-60), seed 0 of the 8-seed sweep, training seed 1 of 3.

Notes

This page is intentionally separated from the paper-facing results so that full-resolution plots, additional seeds, and diagnostic figures can be documented without overloading the publication.