Research and development of deployable solar tracking system in SolidWorks for multiple tasks

Abstract

Nowadays, we have a problem of uninterrupted automatic operation of unmanned ground vehicles (UGV). The appliance of alternative types of energy, in particular solar, as a system of main or additional power source in automatic mode, can be carried out in the body of a ground robot. Within the limited space in the trunk, it is necessary to place the solar panels and actuators densely as possible, and also effectively locate the plane of the unfolded panels in relation to the sunrays. For these reasons, a deployable solar tracking system was developed and analyzed. There were made calculations of the number of necessary solar energy, cells and panels for the effective charging of the UGV in automatic mode, construction of a 3D model of the device in SolidWorks, selection of the design of the deploying mechanism based on the motion analysis and simulation of the model, identification of location of the charging system within the existing UGV. The further stages of research are determined.