Abstract
This paper presents the authors' ongoing work on designing a novel 3-axis solar tracker platform utilizing a 3-DOF spherical parallel manipulator with revolute joints and a solar sensor. The selected solar sensor and the SPM configuration are described in details. A novel approach is proposed for the SPM platform orientation estimation based on solar sensor measurements employing trigonometric identities and quaternion rotation representation. The proposed approach is experimentally verified using a SPM 3D-printed prototype equipped with a solar and an orientation sensors. It is assumed that the proposed concept for a novel 3-axis solar tracker platform can further applied to design novel mobile solar tracking systems.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | 2015 IEEE/SICE International Symposium on System Integration, SII 2015 |
Publisher | Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. |
Pages | 546-551 |
Number of pages | 6 |
ISBN (Print) | 9781467372428 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Feb 10 2016 |
Event | 8th Annual IEEE/SICE International Symposium on System Integration, SII 2015 - Nagoya, Japan Duration: Dec 11 2015 → Dec 13 2015 |
Other
Other | 8th Annual IEEE/SICE International Symposium on System Integration, SII 2015 |
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Country/Territory | Japan |
City | Nagoya |
Period | 12/11/15 → 12/13/15 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Artificial Intelligence
- Control and Systems Engineering