This thing is incredible to look watch:  Inverted pendulums can be a pretty cool testbed for controls stuff. They’re relatively simple, but very non-linear systems, and there are a lot of approaches to swinging up and stabilizing the pendulum. The Furuta pendulum style of machine is particularly interesting, I think. If built right, they can … Continue reading Video of a Rotational Inverted ‘Furuta’ Pendulum