Patent ID: 11919149
Assignee: ROSENDIN ELECTRIC, INC.
Field: Control (Instruments)
Classification: CPC B  H  G  F  Y | IPC B  G  H

Claim 10:
11. A method for solar module installation, comprising:
using an autonomous solar module installation platform for the solar module installation onto a solar tracker, where the autonomous solar module installation platform includes at least an autonomous ground vehicle with a robotic arm for the solar module installation;
using a vision system and a global positioning system (GPS) to cooperate with driving software resident in a drive module for the autonomous ground vehicle to drive itself to the solar tracker and align itself with the solar tracker; and
using a leveling mechanism consisting of any of i) screw actuators, ii) hydraulic cylinders, iii) airbags, iv) pneumatic actuators, and v) any combination of these, at multiple corners of a deck of the autonomous ground vehicle to level the robotic arm on the deck relative to the solar tracker, where the leveling mechanism cooperates with a level sensor in order to level relative to the solar tracker.