Patent ID: 8490737

Claim:
A vehicle for floor treatment, comprising: a frame supported by two axis on which one or more wheels are mounted, the two axis for orienting the vehicle driving in a rectilinear direction; an accelerometer to detect side acceleration orthogonal to said rectilinear driving direction, and to generate an electric signal depending on the side acceleration imparted to said accelerometer; a processor for receiving and processing said electric signal using one or more pre-defined algorithms; a motor to drive said wheels so as to cause them to rotate and drive said vehicle in motion; and an input device to be acted upon by an operator and for commanding mechanical power of said motor to control the vehicle speed, wherein said one or more algorithms compare the side acceleration indicated by the electric signal detected by said accelerometer with respect to a predetermined level corresponding to a predetermined side acceleration, and said processor controls said motor according to a result of said comparison of the side acceleration and said predetermined level, wherein the processor is configured to act on the motor so as to reduce the vehicle speed until the electric signal generated by the accelerometer is below the predetermined level corresponding to the predetermined side acceleration, wherein the processor is configured to act on the motor so as to keep the vehicle speed at a predetermined speed when the electric signal of said accelerometer is above a predetermined side acceleration, and wherein the processor reduces the vehicle speed in proportion to an increase of the side acceleration detected by said accelerometer.