Electronic Stabilisation of Motorcycle Headlight Beams Using IMU-Based Orientation Sensing
Weinfurtner, E, Knox, D and Jones, Martyn L. (2026) Electronic Stabilisation of Motorcycle Headlight Beams Using IMU-Based Orientation Sensing. In: 10th International Conference on Mechatronics Engineering (ICOM’26), IEEE, Malaysia, Online, Malaysia/Online.
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Abstract
A motorcycle headlight beam loses its correct direction during braking, acceleration, and cornering, since pitch and roll motion are not compensated by a fixed headlight. Existing adaptive front-lighting systems solve this using mechanical actuators, which add cost and can wear out over time. This paper presents a low-cost, solid-state alternative: a laboratory proof-of-concept that measures motorcycle orientation using an inertial measurement unit and converts roll and pitch into a symbolic beam response shown on individually controllable LED rings. Three orientation estimation methods were implemented and compared, and a Complementary filter was selected as the practical default. Static tests showed close agreement between applied and measured angles across �}30◦, dynamic roll tracking remained stable, while dynamic pitch tracking was more sensitive to motion. These results show that the proposed solid-state approach is technically feasible for adaptive beam stabilisation.
| Item Type: | Conference or Workshop Item (Paper) |
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| Divisions: | Applied Science, Computing and Engineering |
| Depositing User: | Emma Harrison |
| Date Deposited: | 30 Oct 2026 09:56 |
| Last Modified: | 30 Oct 2026 09:56 |
| URI: | https://wrexham.repository.guildhe.ac.uk/id/eprint/18484 |
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