Reinforcement Learning Example - Pendulum Controller w/ Animation

Q-Learning how to swing and balancing a pendulum. Well-commented code with animation as it runs.

https://github.com/mws262/MATLAB-Reinforcement-Learning-Pendulum

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Video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YLAWnYAsai8
Implementation of the Q-learning algorithm. Learns a controller for swinging a pendulum upright and balancing it. Animates the entire process -- you can watch the system explore the state space and begin to get an idea of "good" and "bad" regions. Well-commented code meant to help explain the process. Lots of settings to play with and observe the results!

Cite As

Matthew Sheen (2026). Reinforcement Learning Example - Pendulum Controller w/ Animation (https://github.com/mws262/MATLAB-Reinforcement-Learning-Pendulum), GitHub. Retrieved .

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MATLAB Release Compatibility

  • Compatible with any release

Platform Compatibility

  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux

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1.0.0.0

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