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Research Article

Intelligent and Adaptive Headlight with Electronic Controlled Power

Steering System (IAEPS)
Harshal Mohite†*, Bhushan Mahangade†, Maruti Gholase†, Sharada Kattgihalimath‡ and Sandip Kumbhar†
†Department of Mechanical,AITRC Vita, Shivaji University Kolhapur,Maharashtra,India.
‡Department of Mechanical,MMEC Belgum,V.T.University,Karnataka, India.

Accepted 02 April 2015, Available online 08 April 2015, Vol.5, No.2 (April 2015)

Abstract

According to traffic accident data, the maximum of server road accidents occurs at night vision. Therefore of great
importance to use available technology to contribute to road safety by increase the visual conditions provided by
vehicle headlights. In order to provide improved night time safety measures, this work aims to design & build a
prototype of Intelligent and Adaptive Headlight with Electric Power Steering System. This prototype model is focus to
achieve active and passive safety system. In this an intelligent and adaptive system is active safety system where as
EPS is passive system. This idea gives more advantages for automobile. It gives the advantages such as low level of
steering torque during static steering, increase fuel efficiency or economy, low weight of vehicle because of using EPS
system, flexibility in steering system and more space for driver and front passenger.

Keywords: Adaptive headlight system, Electronic controlled power steering system, Intelligent headlight system,
Microcontroller circuits, Sensors.

Introduction mechatronics, by using the mechatronics system

Mechanical linkage are reduced. The main objective of
1 The rate of accident are much and more at the night using mechatronic system is reduced weight of vehicle
drive then at the day light, for avoiding this accident by reducing mechanical linkage. In this paper
this concept are very useful for automobile. The introduce Electronic control power steering (EPS)
reason has to why focus on the subject of producing which totally based on the Mechatronic system by
the safety car is related to the statics the expose the using Microcontroller, Relay, Sensor and Motor.
serious consequences of accident in 2014 out of Electric power steering system have attracted much
6,98,451 accident 4,882 people dead and remaining attention for these advantages with respective
people has injured with a corresponding financial loss improved fuel economy, less weight of vehicle,
in India . The concept of moving headlamps is not a flexibility of steering arrangement and have been
new one. An innovation in lighting was to vertically tilt widely adopted automotive power steering equipment
the beam high to low and low to high beams switching in recent year. The EPS control system reduces
dating back to 1917. For long beam adjustment able to steering torque during static steering (while vehicle at
compensate for occupancy of rear seat or car available the rest position) that means of further improving EPS
at loading became which control through an internal control performance.
typically wheeled adjustment. Adaptive headlight
system moves the headlamp by turning the vehicle Problem Definition
through the steering. This places light into the turning
radius visibility at the cornering improved. There was
Potentiometer used on steering to measure angle and In this paper focus on the basically there system which
speed of steering. Based on the information swirl is related to safety for driver at the time of driving in
headlight can match the light distribution steering the night drive. The rate of accident are much and
wheel angle so that upcoming turns driver can easily more at the night vision then at the day light, for
see and its increase help to relief trees on mind of
avoiding this accident this three concept are very
driver. Now a days world are going on the
useful.

*Corresponding author Harshal Mohite, Bhushan Mahangade and 1. Intelligent headlight system
Maruti Gholase are UG Students; Sharada Kattgihalimath is
M.Tech Scholar and Sandip Kumbhar is working as Assistant 2. Adaptive headlight system
Professor 3. Electric control power steering system
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The maximum accidents are happened at serve road at subsystem, and it has to work in the full vehicle
the night. It is therefore of use grate importance to us mechanical system. In the development process of the
available technology to contribute to read safety to EPS system, different subsystems have to be developed
improving the visual condition accident by vehicle in parallel so as to reduce time and cost of system
headlight system is the active safety and the steering development. Cooperation between engineers for
control system is the passive safety system. In the Hilly developing different subsystems is also needed.
and Clumpy areas accidents are more in the time
because the static headlamp just provided certain Methodology
laminating fields for drivers, also driver is insufficient The maximum accidents are happened at serve road at
to service / show for curved roads and intersection. the night. It is therefore of use grate importance to us
Accident statics demonstrate that driving at night time, available technology to contribute to road safety to
considerably more dangerous that it’s daytime. In the improving the visual condition accident by vehicle
night tie also having Human problems, the Human headlight system is the active safety and the steering
problems are lower performance of the human visual control system is the passive safety system.
system under poor ambient lighting condition, color
and depth perception on the road, the fear of dazzling 1. Intelligent headlight system
drivers of leading or overtaking of vehicle. The static 2. Adaptive headlight system
headlight having a problem of drivers because he can’t 3. Electronics control power steering system
see full road corners of the road. At the time of heavy 4. Sensor
vehicles cannot dippers the headlight so that opposite 5. Microcontroller
drivers can’t see the road so that accidents are
happened. Over 80% of all road traffic accident occurs 1. Intelligent Headlight system
in the darkness and bad weather a compelling reason
to put effort into developing the next generation of The movement of headlight with the movement of
intelligent lighting system with multi-functional steering wheel in the corners or on the road, giving the
swirling headlamps. The reason as to why researches drivers a better look of road at night time. Light
focus on the subject of producing safer cars is related sensor, which sense intensity of light and turn on
to the static that expose the serious consequence of headlight whenever intensity of light fall below certain
accident. In 2014, out of 698,451 accidents, and 4,882 value and display massage at Night mode.Automatic
people are died and remaining peoples were injured a Light dimmer, which consist of two LDR based light
corresponding financial loss. intensity sensor. These two sensors are placed 12 apart
in front of vehicle in vertical position. If upper sensor
Intelligent Headlight senses more intensity of light, it activities light in
dimmer mode. In intelligent headlight system upper
The movement of headlight with the movement of and dipper included the use dipper is very important
steering wheel in the corners or on the road, giving the during night to avoid any accident. Several studies on
drivers a better look of road at night time. Light visibility measure of realistic road way task indicate
sensor, which sense intensity of light and turn on that in road lighting condition targets located on the
headlight whenever intensity of light fall below certain road have mainly lower luminance than the
value and display massage at Night mode. Automatic background thus, increasing the luminance of the
Light dimmer, which consist of two LDR based light background against which a target viewed increase the
intensity sensor. These two sensors are placed 12 apart target contrast and chances of the target to be
in front of vehicle in vertical position. If upper sensor detected. Ti has been shown that under fixed road
senses more intensity of light, it activities light in lighting condition, visual performance improves with
dimmer mode. increase in road surface luminance and with decrease
luminance. When the impact of dipped headlights is
Adaptive Headlight added to the effects to the road r. lighting, both the
Adaptive headlight system is active safety system road surface and the target are illuminated. Automatic
where the headlamp control orientation system control light dimmer, which consist of two LDR based light
rotates the right and left beam headlights intensity sensor. This module helps to shows the driver
independently and keeps the beam as parallel U the at high speed vehicle on road where there is no any
curved path as possible as to provide better night time divide- rant vehicle are coming from opposite side. The
visibility. module helps to receive light intensity of light coming
opposite side and turn on dipper. The intelligent
EPS headlight system keeps the headlight high beam if
there is no vehicle from opposite direction. At the time
Electronic power steering (EPS) system is a very of crossing the vehicle headlight automatically dipped
important component for improving automotive when two vehicles are dipped at distance
handling and stability. An EPS system includes approximately 130 meter by using momentary dip
mechanical subsystem and electronic and control with auto dipper. When distance between two is
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reduced to about 90 meters still low beam are mechanism to produce the corresponding steering
continuous than vehicles shift to high beam which power.
continuous still the two vehicles are 40 meters apart.
Now the vehicle fitted with auto dipper automatically A-Modification of Headlight
shift low beam and continuous in the low beam till the
two vehicle cross each other. A potentiometer was mounted on the steering shaft
giving variable inputs. As the steering shaft turns, it
2. Adaptive headlight system turns the potentiometer. The potentiometer then gives
an analog input into the controller unit. The controller
According accident data more accident are occur at the unit processes the input and gives the exact output
night time so that it is a great importance to use current to turn the servomotor an initially
available technology to contribute to road safety by programmed. To move the headlight 15 degrees from
improving the visual condition provided by vehicle
left to right proportionally with car steering requires a
headlight. It is an active system. The aim of
motor and microcontroller. For example, as the car
development in active safety is to reduce the reaction
turns right, the headlight will turn right also, therefore
time of the driver by improving visibility and achieve a
significant increase in road safety and driving comfort. illuminating more on right hand side of the road. The
Adaptive headlight system is an a active safety system projector light was removed and modified so that it can
where the headlamp control orientation system control be attached to the servomotor. The projector light is
rotates the right and left beam headlights mounted on a bended aluminum strip. Next, the
independently and keeps the beam as parallel to the mounting for the servomotor was done, by attaching it
curved path as possible as to provide better night time to the bended aluminum strip, so that it can be
visibility. attached to the headlight casing. The aluminum strip
and projector light are then mounted back in the
3. Electronics Power Steering System casing. The position of the mounting is adjusted so that
the projector light can rotate at least 10 degrees left to
right, per the specification.

B-Sensor Block

The position of the headlights is dependent on the

direction of the vehicle so the input to the headlight
system is attached to the vehicle’s steering shaft. A
simple geared mechanism is attached to a low-power
type potentiometer that can then feed directly into the
microcontroller. As the steering shaft rotates(taking
corners), it will turn the axle of the potentiometer and
therefore vary the voltage input. The voltage input that
varies from 0-5 volts is converted into digital input via
the A/D channel of the PIC 16F877A microcontroller.
Fig 3.1.1 Electronics Power Steering System For example, If the headlight is set at the center with an
initial voltage of 2.5V,if the voltage increases as the
Compared with the traditional hydraulic steering potentiometer turns, the PIC reads this voltage
system (HPS), Electric Power Steering (EPS) system increment and will turn the motor as programmed.
adopts motor to be offer the driver assistance directly
and has the advantages of economy, handiness, easy C-Microcontroller
adjustment, less noise and waste ,oil pollution and so
A Programmable Intelligent Computer (PIC) microchip
on the composition and working principle of EPS
was used to control the motor. The PIC selected is the
system . EPS system is mainly composed of speed
PIC16F877Awhich is an 8 bit microcontroller with 8KB
sensors, steering wheel rotation sensors (including
torque sensor and speed sensor), electronic control flash program memory and USART. The PIC16F877A
unit (ECU), power drive circuit, clutch, DC motor and so was selected because of its availability, low price,
on. ECU decides the rotational direction and suitable reliability, and its use of C language for its
assistant torque of motor according to the sensors programming. The selected PIC also required minimal
output signals, sending control signals to motor, clutch additional components in order to operate, further
and then controlling motor’s rotation through power controlling system costs. By using above active and
drive circuit. The output of motor from the passive safety system we can avoid the accidents which
decelerating gearbox drives rack-and-pinion appear at night vision.
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Case Study Advantage

Function  To provide smooth and safety ride in curved road

especially in mountain road.
In the Adaptive headlight system the headlight are
 To provide mind free ride for the motorist.
movable according to the movement of the steering
wheel. The second one is the Intelligent headlight  To provide the nation with an accident free roads.
system in that system the use of Light sensor the light  Low cost automaton project.
of the vehicle up or down automatically. In steering  The headlight aligns in two direction ( Left and
system , the rotary motion of the steering wheel is Right )
converted in to the angular turning of the front wheels.
Steering is done by moving the axes of rotation of the Conclusion
wheels with respect to the chassis frame.
In the above dissertation work we found the idea about
Working intelligent and adaptive headlight with EPS system.
The aim is to improve the visibility for the drivers
This module of project is very much useful for driver’s thereby achieving avoid the accident in the night vision
safety during especially in the night on highway where more efficiently. This paper is really useful to carry
there are no dividers and road is having turn as the researcher work point of view.
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