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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 12, 2013
Filed:
Apr. 12, 2011
Julius E. Yellowhair, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Clifford Kuofei Ho, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Richard B. Diver, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Timothy A. Moss, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Julius E. Yellowhair, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Clifford Kuofei Ho, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Richard B. Diver, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Timothy A. Moss, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Sandia Corporation, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Abstract
Various technologies pertaining to aligning and focusing mirrored facets of a heliostat are described herein. Updating alignment and/or focus of mirrored facets is undertaken through generation of a theoretical image, wherein the theoretical image is indicative of a reflection of the target via the mirrored facets when the mirrored facets are properly aligned. This theoretical image includes reference points that are overlaid on an image of the target as reflected by the mirrored facets of the heliostat. A technician adjusts alignment/focus of a mirrored facet by causing reflected reference markings to become aligned with the reference points in the theoretical image.