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This simulation shows a strikingly counterintuitive result: an inverse pendulum can
be stablized by a rapidly oscillating base. If the perturbation is reasonable and the
oscillation is strong and frequent enough, the inverse pendulum can always recover
from the perturbation.
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The above image is just an animated gif file. Click the above button, or
this link to launch the model.
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System requirements:
You must have Java Version 5 or higher in order to run this program. Please
go to java.com to get the latest Java software,
if you are not sure.
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