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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 05, 2024
Filed:
Oct. 08, 2020
National Technology & Engineering Solutions of Sandia, Llc, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Daniel E. Small, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Charles Q. Little, Peralta, NM (US);
Julius Yellowhair, Albuquerque, NM (US);
National Technology & Engineering Solutions of Sandia, LLC, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Abstract
A system and method for optical assessment of a heliostat includes obtaining a point cloud data representing an image of the heliostat; isolating the data; filtering and fitting the filtered heliostat data to a bounding box; translating the heliostat data to a plane to aid in segmentation; segmenting a plurality of facets of the heliostat fitting each of the segmented facets to a respective plane; generating normal vectors characterizing each of the plurality of facets; and calculating a canting angle associated with each respective facet of the plurality of facets. A heliostat with mirrored facets and a scanner are provided. The scanner captures point cloud data representing the heliostat, which is segmented for each facet. Normal vectors characterize the facets and a canting angle is calculated for the respective facet.