PRO:
- It works! (In a just barely kind of way).
- The motors are wonderfully cheap.
- The approach of supporting the mirror weight at a center point so you can use tiny motors to position is still potentially viable.
- There are plenty of opportunities for reducing costs via mass production.
- It works! (In a just barely kind of way).
- The motors are wonderfully cheap.
- The approach of supporting the mirror weight at a center point so you can use tiny motors to position is still potentially viable.
- There are plenty of opportunities for reducing costs via mass production.
CON:
- There's no software to speak of. The time lapse test was done with a fixed movement over a short time around solar noon.
- The linkages just stink. I mean really.
- The seasonal axis needs a brace, a motor, and a new linkage.
- The support point is still made by carpentry rather than a buy-and-assemble system. I have a system ready to try but it is untested.
- It needs some custom (cheap) motor controllers, AND a feedback system for the motors
- I'm really moving slowly on the project.
- There's no software to speak of. The time lapse test was done with a fixed movement over a short time around solar noon.
- The linkages just stink. I mean really.
- The seasonal axis needs a brace, a motor, and a new linkage.
- The support point is still made by carpentry rather than a buy-and-assemble system. I have a system ready to try but it is untested.
- It needs some custom (cheap) motor controllers, AND a feedback system for the motors
- I'm really moving slowly on the project.
All in all, it is riddled with flaws but I'm pretty happy with it.
No comments:
Post a Comment