This program uses the "PSA" solar positioning algorithm calculating the sun position, based on longitude, latitude, and time zone. Then Mbed chip controls the two digital servos to rotate the solar panel to the correct azimuth and zenith angle.

Dependencies:   4DGL-uLCD-SE AX12 NetServices mbed spxml

Fork of AX12-HelloWorld by Chris Styles

Revision:
2:2a3493799f03
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+/*
+  Helios.h - Library for calculating the solar
+  position.
+  Copyright (c) 2011 Hannes Hassler.  All right reserved.
+
+  This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+  modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+  License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+  version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+
+  This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+  Lesser General Public License for more details.
+
+  You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+  License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
+  Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301  USA  
+*/
+#ifndef Helios_h
+#define Helios_h
+
+
+#include <math.h>
+
+// Declaration of some constants 
+#define pi    3.14159265358979323846
+#define twopi (2*pi)
+#define rad   (pi/180)
+#define dEarthMeanRadius     6371.01	// In km
+#define dAstronomicalUnit    149597890	// In km
+
+
+class Helios
+{
+  public:
+    Helios();        
+    void calcSunPos(
+        int iYear,
+	int iMonth,
+	int iDay,
+	double dHours,
+	double dMinutes,
+	double dSeconds,
+	double dLongitude,
+	double dLatitude);
+        
+	// Main variables
+	double dElapsedJulianDays;
+	double dDecimalHours;
+	double dEclipticLongitude;
+	double dEclipticObliquity;
+	double dRightAscension;
+	double dDeclination;
+
+	// Auxiliary variables
+	double dSin_EclipticLongitude;
+	
+	
+	double dMeanLongitude;
+	double dMeanAnomaly;
+	double dOmega;
+	
+	double dGreenwichMeanSiderealTime;
+	double dLocalMeanSiderealTime;
+	double dLongitude;
+	double dLatitudeInRadians;
+	double dHourAngle;
+	double dCos_Latitude;
+	double dSin_Latitude;
+	double dCos_HourAngle;
+	double dParallax;
+	double dAzimuth;
+        double dZenithAngle;
+        double dElevation;
+	
+ 
+   
+};
+
+
+
+
+#endif
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