Patent ID: 11914374
Assignee: NATIONAL TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING SOLUTIONS OF SANDIA, LLC
Field: Control (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G  B  F | IPC B  F  G

Claim 16:
17. A method for inspecting a heliostat comprising:
mounting a camera on a platform;
acquiring with the camera a first image comprising a reference image of an object;
acquiring with the camera a second image comprising a reflected image of the object;
storing the first image and the second image in a memory portion of the camera;
transmitting the stored first image and the second image to a computing apparatus;
comparing the first image with the second image; and
determining a performance parameter associated with the heliostat; further comprising providing a mobile unmanned aerial system for the platform; and transmitting position coordinates of the mobile unmanned aerial system relative to a position of the heliostat and determining the performance parameter based on an angular reference derived from the respective position coordinates.