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Tracking Control System Using an Incident Radiation Angle Microsensor.
- Source :
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IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics . Apr2007, Vol. 54 Issue 2, p1207-1216. 10p. 12 Diagrams, 1 Chart, 4 Graphs. - Publication Year :
- 2007
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Abstract
- For some industrial applications, an accurate estimation of a light source position is needed. That is the case for a heliostat, a device that projects sunlight onto a focus hundreds of meters away from its aiming point. In this paper, we present a novel sensor design for generating an alignment error signal. Included is a detailed study of its response, which shows that certain geometrical design parameters are necessary to achieve desired accuracy. This sensor has been implemented using micro- electromechanical system techniques to achieve a robust structure at low cost and it has been successfully applied to sun-tracking systems. Experimental results obtained in field tests are included. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *MICROSENSORS
*RADIATION
*LIGHT sources
*HELIOSTATS
*MICROELECTROMECHANICAL systems
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 02780046
- Volume :
- 54
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 24742969
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1109/TIE.2007.893075