Here is a small heliostat that I put together to test the “Sun Tracker” program that I am working on. I wanted it to go for the whole day, but the clouds decided to come out. I managed to get about five hours worth of time lapse video though.
Despite the cloud issues, the program is working rather well. There is still a lot to do, but I’m happy with it so far.
Can you tell me what is the algorithm that you are using? I’m making a project but I have a little deviation. Thanks.
I had this link up on my site before, but somehow I accidentally removed it. In any case, you can check out this page to see where my algorithm comes from and also download a ruby version of it if you’d like.
http://www.cerebralmeltdown.com/programming_projects/ruby-code-for-calculating-the-suns-position/
There is also some visual basic source code here if you prefer it.
http://www.cerebralmeltdown.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/default2.htm
There is also the Arduino Sun Tracking / Heliostat program code that you can find on this site. I’m about to update it soon as the latest version is somewhat more accurate.
Hope that helps!