Channel: Jeremy Blum
Category: Science & Technology
Tags: dataeceece4760solarelectricalheliostatengineeringmightyboardtrackingsunprintingcornell3dmakerbotprocessingloggingatmegaprogramming
Description: heliowatcher.com The HelioWatcher is a platform for automatically tracking the sun and performing advanced data analytics. Some of the features include: -GPS automatically determines location and time -Algorithmic calculation of current sun position and compensation based on light-sensing quadrature -Complete low-level API control with over 30 commands available -Desktop performance tracking and logging software -3D-printed mechanical components Code is available on GitHub: github.com/sciguy14/HelioWatcher 3D-Printed Part Designs are available on Thingiverse: thingiverse.com/thing:22423 The HelioWatcher was created by Jeremy Blum & Jason Wright jeremyblum.com jpwright.net