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

Claim 14:
15. An imaging system for inspecting a heliostat, comprising
a platform and a camera mounted on the platform; a heliostat comprising a plurality of mirror facets;
the camera positioned to acquire a first image comprising a reference image and a second image comprising a reflected image captured form at least one facet of the plurality of facets; and a computing apparatus;
the camera configured to store image data associated with the first image and the second image, and to wirelessly transmit the stored image data to the computing apparatus;
the computing apparatus configured to compare the first image with the second image and determine a performance parameter associated with the heliostat;
wherein the first image comprises an image of a target heliostat in an ideal camera focus, the first image being superimposed on the second image; and the computing apparatus configured to generate a canting error associated with each facet of the plurality of facets based on the superimposed first and second image.