This project aimed to produce a bike light that would remove as many distractions and manual adjustments from a cyclist to improve safety in variable dark conditions. The goal was to create a $200 automated system that can determine when a cycling session is taking place and determine how bright the light should be; all within a compactly powered system that could last about 3 hours of use. Most importantly, the light would have to be bright enough to illuminate the path ahead. We determined a light that would produce 1000 lux at a 2-metre distance would be sufficient. 

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We settled upon an aluminium metal-housed bike light with a PLA 3D-printed circuit chassis, battery holder, and clamp. Inside the aluminium housing would be a lens, LED, heatsink, fan, GPS module, light sensor, LED driver, Arduino Nano, and 3.7-volt batteries placed in parallel. Additionally, there will be holes drilled in the housing for the light sensor and the GPS module. Furthermore, there will be slots in the bottom of the tube in order to slot the chassis in place. The lens is going to be glued on and most components will be attached to the chassis with screws and nuts. The Arduino Nano will be slotted into an embedded area in the bike clamp, which has threaded inserts, and will be screwed in place between two of the chassis walls.