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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 04, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 04, 2014
Applicant:
Solmetric Corporation, Sebastopol, CA (US);
Inventors:
Willard S. MacDonald, Sebastopol, CA (US);
Robert MacDonald, Bolinas, CA (US);
Assignee:
Solmetric Corporation, Sebastopol, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06T 17/00 (2006.01); G06T 17/05 (2011.01); G01S 3/786 (2006.01); G01W 1/12 (2006.01); G01J 1/42 (2006.01); G01J 1/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06T 17/05 (2013.01); G01J 1/0266 (2013.01); G01J 1/4228 (2013.01); G01S 3/7868 (2013.01); G01W 1/12 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for determining solar access at a position includes: obtaining an image of a horizon that includes a skyline; determining the azimuth orientation and the inclination of the obtained image; and determining solar access based on the skyline within the obtained image, the measured azimuth orientation and inclination of the obtained image, and a position associated with the image of the horizon. Other features and embodiments relating to solar access measurement are disclosed.