At today, smart, and cheap mechatronic devices
together with open-source software allow to design and prototype
new and effective systems or at least to apply existing
platforms to new fields. In this work, starting from the evaluation
of the stability of autonomous robotic platforms, a smart
and effective real-time anti-overturning mechatronic device for
robotic systems operating on side slopes has been developed. It
allows to recognize both the orientation and possible critical
positions of an autonomous robotic platform, in particular
articulated, and to alert the user or stop the motion in case
of incipient rollover. The developed platform can be adopted
as a cost-effective solution and an effective safety device.
