Device for measurement and control of the conditions of stability of a vehicle, in particular an industrial vehicle

Device for measurement and control of the stability of an industrial vehicle having an axle (12) which includes at least one articulated steering element (11), wherein at least one transducer means (10) is integrated inside each articulated steering element (11) of said axle (12) of the vehicle in order to cause at least one of the structural components of said axle (12) of said vehicle to function as a measurement instrument;

• wherein said measurement instrument includes means to record and process stability data of said vehicle continuously and in real time in order to perform a series of stability calculations during parking and operation of the vehicle;
• said means to record and process stability data comprising an electronic control instrument (14) which processes, by means of appropriate control software, signals (P1-P4) coming from said transducer means (10) that are amplified by amplifying means (13), said means to record and process further comprising an automatic system (32) which receives geometric data relevant to a configuration of said vehicle including track, wheel base and an angular position of a lifting arm, said angular position being calculated by at least one position sensor located on said lifting arm, in order to calculate a safety stability measurement of said vehicle in real time and supply a command to disable specific functions of the vehicle in the event that said safety stability measurement is beyond a certain range of safety values;
• said amplifying means being integrated inside the articulated steering element (11).