Based on the structural analysis and the roll mechanisms of counterbalanced forklift truck, a novel type of 3-link hydraulic supporting mechanism is designed as an actuator for forklift anti-rollover control. A rollover grading control strategy of the lateral stability of counterbalanced forklift truck is proposed, which is used to design a variable universe fuzzy controller. The variable universe fuzzy control of the first-order roll is utilized when the forklift is in the first-order roll, whereas the variable universe fuzzy control of the second-order is used when the forklift is in the second-order roll. A virtual prototype model of forklift is built in Automatic Dynamic Analysis of Mechanical Systems (ADAMS). The co-simulations and vehicle tests are implemented, the results indicate that the lateral stability and active security of the forklift could be improved effectively by using the variable universe fuzzy control strategy of the lateral stability of forklift truck based on roll grading.
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