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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 28, 2026
Filed:
Sep. 28, 2020
Arizona Board of Regents on Behalf of the University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ (US);
James Roger P. Angel, Tucson, AZ (US);
Nicholas J. Didato, Tucson, AZ (US);
Ryker Eads, Tucson, AZ (US);
Matthew Rademacher, Tucson, AZ (US);
Nicholas Emerson, Tucson, AZ (US);
ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS ON BEHALF OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA, Tucson, AZ (US);
Abstract
A heliostat includes a reflecting surface: an elastically deformable frame on which the reflecting surface is mounted: a truss structure behind the elastically deformable frame that includes at least four bracing struts with first ends attached to the elastically deformable frame and second ends attached to at least one node located centrally behind the frame: at least one actuator connected to at least one of the at least four struts at the at least one node: an electronic control system configured to communicate with the least one actuator; and a dual-axis mount to support and orient the above assembly. The actuation of the at least one actuator in response to the electronic control system causes compression or tension of at least one of the at least four bracing struts to thereby control a shape of the reflecting surface and the elastically deformable frame in at least low order bending modes.