Airborne real-time solar concentrator orientation estimation for heliostat coarse calibration

Solar Energy 2026 Open access

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Authors: Alexander Schnerring, Rafal Broda, M. Nieslony, Niels Algner, Eduardo Saez Martinez, Marc Röger, Sonja Kallio, Robert Pitz-Paal
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2026.114495
Cited by: 2
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Abstract

Airborne optical method for joint estimation of camera pose and solar concentrator orientation.• Purely vision-based approach removes dependence on additional hardware sensors.• Single-

Fields of Study & Subjects

Solar Radiation and Photovoltaics Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic Systems Calibration and Measurement Techniques

Publication details

Journal / source
Solar Energy
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Volume
310
Pages
114495–114495
Publication date
12 March 2026
Language
EN