Internet-based Control Experiments for Simultaneous Stabilization of Inverted Pendulums at Two Remote Locations

In this letter, we discuss control experiment classes and consider how we realize the same experiment together simultaneously in remote locations that are far apart from one another. This class operation approach may emphasize the importance of COVID-19 precautions or the rationalization of lab classes, considering an aging society with a low birth rate. We propose a system configuration that safely realizes high-education classes using a hierarchical optimal control method. In this letter, we present, for the first time, Internet-based experimental results of the simultaneous stabilization of inverted pendulums, including communication delays.