DocumentCode
2884409
Title
Development of an autonomous control system for solar tracking using a 4.5 m satellite communication dish as a sun sensor
Author
Divekar, Ankur ; Kulkarni, Abhay ; Ananthakrishnan, S.
Author_Institution
Department of Electronic Science, University of Pune, India
fYear
2012
fDate
7-10 March 2012
Firstpage
118
Lastpage
120
Abstract
This paper describes the in-house design and development of an autonomous control system for two axis simultaneous motion control of a 4.5m parabolic dish antenna as a sun sensor. The various design requirements and the design and implementation of various hardware and software components for fulfilling the requirements are described.
Keywords
Sun sensor; autonomous control system; parabolic dish antenna; solar tracking;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Physics and Technology of Sensors (ISPTS), 2012 1st International Symposium on
Conference_Location
Pune, India
Print_ISBN
978-1-4673-1040-6
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/ISPTS.2012.6260896
Filename
6260896
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