Taking the linear inverted pendulum as the controlled object, the inverted pendulum simulation experimental platform is designed and implemented by Matlab/GUI. The platform includes six simulation experiments. Through the application of this platform in the experimental teaching and theoretical teaching of “modern control theory”, the practice shows that the platform can meet the requirements of verification, openness, design and other different levels of experiments, and through this platform, students can understand from the theoretical concept of control system to the specific control realization, which changes the previous dogma mode and realizes the combination of theory and practice.