Ball and beam

The ball and beam system consists of a long beam which can be tilted by a servo or electric motor together with a ballrolling back and forth on top of the beam.It is a popular textbook example in control theory. In two dimensions, the ball and beam system becomes the ball and plate system, where a ball rolls on top ofa plate whose inclination can be adjusted by tilting it forwards, backwards, leftwards, or rightwards.

Ball and beam

The ball and beam system consists of a long beam which can be tilted by a servo or electric motor together with a ballrolling back and forth on top of the beam.It is a popular textbook example in control theory. In two dimensions, the ball and beam system becomes the ball and plate system, where a ball rolls on top ofa plate whose inclination can be adjusted by tilting it forwards, backwards, leftwards, or rightwards.