The Development of Sun-Tracking System Using Image Processing

This article presents the development of an image-based sun position sensor and the algorithm for how to aim at the Sun precisely by using image processing. Four-quadrant light sensors and bar-shadow photo sensors were used to detect the Sun’s position in the past years. Nevertheless, neither of the...

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Main Authors: Hong-Cheng Huang, Cheng-Dar Lee, Hong-Yih Yeh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2013-04-01
Series:Sensors
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/13/5/5448