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    Interface ISensor

    Sensor interface for generating observations.

    Namespace: Unity.MLAgents.Sensors
    Assembly: Unity.ML-Agents.dll
    Syntax
    public interface ISensor

    Methods

    GetCompressedObservation()

    Return a compressed representation of the observation. For small observations, this should generally not be implemented. However, compressing large observations (such as visual results) can significantly improve model training time.

    Declaration
    byte[] GetCompressedObservation()
    Returns
    Type Description
    byte[]

    Compressed observation.

    GetCompressionSpec()

    Return information on the compression type being used. If no compression is used, return Default().

    Declaration
    CompressionSpec GetCompressionSpec()
    Returns
    Type Description
    CompressionSpec

    An object describing the compression used by the sensor.

    GetName()

    Get the name of the sensor. This is used to ensure deterministic sorting of the sensors on an Agent, so the naming must be consistent across all sensors and agents.

    Declaration
    string GetName()
    Returns
    Type Description
    string

    The name of the sensor.

    GetObservationSpec()

    Returns a description of the observations that will be generated by the sensor. See ObservationSpec for more details, and helper methods to create one.

    Declaration
    ObservationSpec GetObservationSpec()
    Returns
    Type Description
    ObservationSpec

    An object describing the observation.

    Reset()

    Resets the internal state of the sensor. This is called at the end of an Agent's episode. Most implementations can leave this empty.

    Declaration
    void Reset()

    Update()

    Update any internal state of the sensor. This is called once per each agent step.

    Declaration
    void Update()

    Write(ObservationWriter)

    Write the observation data directly to the ObservationWriter. Note that this (and GetCompressedObservation()) may be called multiple times per agent step, so should not mutate any internal state.

    Declaration
    int Write(ObservationWriter writer)
    Parameters
    Type Name Description
    ObservationWriter writer

    Where the observations will be written to.

    Returns
    Type Description
    int

    The number of elements written.

    Extension Methods

    SensorExtensions.ObservationSize(ISensor)
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