An apparatus configured to adjust an illumination pattern of a vehicle headlight system , the apparatus comprising: an image sensor configured to capture the image data corresponding to a field of view ; a controller in communication with the image sensor ; and an inertial sensor in communication with the controller , wherein the controller is operable to: receive the image data from the image sensor ; receive a signal corresponding to an orientation of the host vehicle from the inertial sensor ; offset an origin of the field of view of the image data to generate an adjusted origin in response to the acceleration signal; shift a processing window in which the image data is processed within the field of view of the image data based on the adjusted origin; scan the image data for at least one characteristic of a target vehicle in the processing window , the image data scanned by the controller for detecting the at least one characteristic of the target vehicle being limited to the shifted processing window , identify the characteristic in the image data by processing the image data based on the adjusted origin; and output a control signal configured to communicate the identification of the at least one characteristic of the target vehicle , wherein the control signal is output to a headlight control system configured to adjust an aim or a level of a headlight of the host vehicle . an image sensor configured to capture the image data corresponding to a field of view ; a controller in communication with the image sensor ; and an inertial sensor in communication with the controller , wherein the controller is operable to: receive the image data from the image sensor ; receive a signal corresponding to an orientation of the host vehicle from the inertial sensor ; offset an origin of the field of view of the image data to generate an adjusted origin in response to the acceleration signal; shift a processing window in which the image data is processed within the field of view of the image data based on the adjusted origin; scan the image data for at least one characteristic of a target vehicle in the processing window , the image data scanned by the controller for detecting the at least one characteristic of the target vehicle being limited to the shifted processing window , identify the characteristic in the image data by processing the image data based on the adjusted origin; and output a control signal configured to communicate the identification of the at least one characteristic of the target vehicle , wherein the control signal is output to a headlight control system configured to adjust an aim or a level of a headlight of the host vehicle . receive the image data from the image sensor ; receive a signal corresponding to an orientation of the host vehicle from the inertial sensor ; offset an origin of the field of view of the image data to generate an adjusted origin in response to the acceleration signal; shift a processing window in which the image data is processed within the field of view of the image data based on the adjusted origin; scan the image data for at least one characteristic of a target vehicle in the processing window , the image data scanned by the controller for detecting the at least one characteristic of the target vehicle being limited to the shifted processing window , identify the characteristic in the image data by processing the image data based on the adjusted origin; and output a control signal configured to communicate the identification of the at least one characteristic of the target vehicle , wherein the control signal is output to a headlight control system configured to adjust an aim or a level of a headlight of the host vehicle . <EOS>