An inverted pendulum is a theoretical concept that vexes control system scientists. Think of it as an upside down pendulum whose center of mass is above its pivot point. It is unstable and will fall ...

Deep in a laboratory in Jacarezinho, Paraná, a slender metal rod hangs from a pivot, defying one of the most stubborn laws of ...

[Nicholas Rehm] works during the day at the Applied Physics Laboratory at Johns Hopkins, Maryland, so has considerable experience with a variety of UAV applications. The question arose about how the ...

If you march sufficiently deep into the wilderness of control theory, you’ll no doubt encounter the inverted pendulum problem. These balancing acts have emerged with a number of variants over the ...