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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 21, 2022
Filed:
Sep. 16, 2019
Arizona Board of Regents on Behalf of the University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ (US);
Himangshu H. Kalita, Tucson, AZ (US);
Leonard Dean Vance, Tucson, AZ (US);
Vishnu Reddy, Tucson, AZ (US);
Jekanthan Thangavelautham, Tucson, AZ (US);
ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS ON BEHALF OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA, Tucson, AZ (US);
Abstract
A method for controlling a first device that includes a photovoltaic array such as a satellite in Earth orbit includes receiving a laser beam that is scanned over a plurality of photovoltaic cells in the photovoltaic array. A trajectory of the laser beam along the photovoltaic array is identified based on receipt of the laser beam by the plurality of photovoltaic cells. The trajectory is compared to a plurality of pre-defined gesture strokes to identify a first gesture stroke most closely matching the trajectory. A pre-defined action associated with the first gesture stroke is performed.