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rngd
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Hi there,
I'm an electrical engineering student currently building a 2 axis solar tracker. I need to build the frame and I'm posting here because I have no mechanical knowledge at all ...
The system is basically two motors, each for each axis which rotates a small solar panel (one rotates the panel up and down, the other rotates it left and right).
Example of how it would operate : http://youtube.com/watch?v=ayjVNouuIqQ
I need some ideas from you guys on how to have this kind of movement, ie. the arrangement of the motor, gear, pulley, etc. If you have any ideas or anything that I could Google to learn about, please leave a comment.
I was thinking maybe have a round base with a pulley for left/right. Not so sure yet about the up/down movement.
Thanks in advance.
Regards
Mel
I'm an electrical engineering student currently building a 2 axis solar tracker. I need to build the frame and I'm posting here because I have no mechanical knowledge at all ...
The system is basically two motors, each for each axis which rotates a small solar panel (one rotates the panel up and down, the other rotates it left and right).
Example of how it would operate : http://youtube.com/watch?v=ayjVNouuIqQ
I need some ideas from you guys on how to have this kind of movement, ie. the arrangement of the motor, gear, pulley, etc. If you have any ideas or anything that I could Google to learn about, please leave a comment.
I was thinking maybe have a round base with a pulley for left/right. Not so sure yet about the up/down movement.
Thanks in advance.
Regards
Mel