Systems and methods for pointing photovoltaic arrays

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17560798

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Systems and methods for pointing photovoltaic arrays for optimal power generation. One or more methods among a plurality of methods for pointing an array may be used by a spacecraft control system to point the array. Example methods to use to point the photovoltaic array relate to analyzing current output, analyzing image data, and analyzing computational knowledge of reflective bodies or light sources. The spacecraft may be further controlled to reduce shadow by re-orienting, receiving light reflected off spacecraft, and orienting a photovoltaic array relative to incoming light sources based on topographic properties of the array such as cell grooves.

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BLUE ORIGIN MANUFACTURING LLC1100 EXPLORER BLVD NW HUNTSVILLE AL 35806

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Tillotson, Brian Jay Kent, US 16 161

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