This project was featured in Cornell’s 2012 ECE Day Video on 05/18/2012
This project was featured on the Hack-a-Day Blog on 05/21/2012
This project was featured on the Treehugger Blog on 06/06/2012
Introducing the HelioWatcher! The HelioWatcher is mine and Jason Wright’s final design project for Cornell’s “Designing with Microcontrollers” class. In short, the HelioWatcher is a solar panel that is capable of automatically tracking the sun based on location, time/date, and real-time directional lighting input. It employs an array of sensors, solar optimization algorithms, an embedded controller, and data logging software to enable long-term solar analytics. Learn more at HelioWatcher.com, download source on GitHub, and grab the design files for the 3D-printed mechanical components on Thingiverse.
Check out the system in action:
Photos of the HelioWatcher System:
4 comments
Hi,
This is great. I was thinking to build exactly same thing. Thanks for providing this video.
Though I am new with arduino but having great fun and I am becoming fan of your videos.
Again thanks a lot.
hi I was wondering if you could help me out with my science fair project, I want to do something like this but a little more simple do you think you guys could help
Happy to help with specific questions, but we can’t do your science fair project for you.