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

Claim 13:
14. A computer-readable storage medium comprising instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform acts comprising:
receiving a first image and a second image acquired from a camera mounted on a platform; the first image comprising a reference image of an object and the second image comprising a reflected image of the object; storing the first image and the second image in a memory portion of a computing apparatus;
comparing the first image with the second image; and
determining 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.