Ball & Beam Demo

BALLBEAM demonsrates Proportional-Derivative (PD) control using a ball and beam simulation.

https://github.com/jckantor/Ball-and-Beam-Control-Demonstration

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Interactive demonstration of feedback control for a ball and beam system.

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Jeffrey Kantor (2026). Ball & Beam Demo (https://github.com/jckantor/Ball-and-Beam-Control-Demonstration), GitHub. Retrieved .

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  • Compatible with any release

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Version Published Release Notes Action
1.6.0.0

Fix typo.

1.5.0.0

Updated with fixes to graphics, and to provide a summary chart of the simulation results.

1.4.0.0

Update as a Matlab Toolbox

1.3.0.0

Fix an error that sometimes occurs in the PD mode of the simulation.

1.2.0.0

Updated for release Matlab 2010b with additional documentation and suggested classroom exercises.

1.0.0.0

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