Patent ID: 11921215
Assignee: NATIONAL TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING SOLUTIONS OF SANDIA, LLC
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G  B | IPC B  G

Claim 6:
7. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform acts comprising:
generating point cloud data representing the heliostat by measuring spatial parameters of the heliostat;
isolating the heliostat data;
filtering the isolated heliostat data;
fitting the filtered heliostat data to a bounding box;
translating the heliostat data to a plane;
segmenting a plurality of facets of the heliostat;
fitting each of the segmented facets to a respective plane;
generating normal vectors characterizing each of the plurality of facets; and
calculating a canting angle associated with each respective facet of the plurality of facets.