diff --git a/src/interface_implementations/furuta.jl b/src/interface_implementations/furuta.jl
index 0d178ef3ef4b9b89167099608795f64d3f9c8a56..29be7bf4d98b3ba734b92320b35c322c7fead37b 100644
--- a/src/interface_implementations/furuta.jl
+++ b/src/interface_implementations/furuta.jl
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ control(p::FurutaSimulator, u::Number)             = p.s(u)
 
 
 measure_phi(p::Furuta)                         = read(p.measure_phi)
+phi(p::Furuta)                                      = measure_phi(p)*2.56
 measure_phi_dot(p::Furuta)                         = read(p.measure_phi_dot)
 measure_theta(p::Furuta)                         = read(p.measure_theta)
 measure_theta_dot(p::Furuta)                         = read(p.measure_theta_dot)