US Patent Issued to National Technology & Engineering Solutions of Sandia on Aug. 11 for "Heliostat optical assessment" (New Mexico Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,705,771, issued on Aug. 11, was assigned to National Technology & Engineering Solutions of Sandia LLC (Albuquerque, N.M.).

"Heliostat optical assessment" was invented by Randolph Brost (Albuquerque, N.M.), Daniel E. Small (Albuquerque, N.M.), David K. Novick (Albuquerque, N.M.) and Julius Yellowhair (Albuquerque, N.M.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Various embodiments may include collecting, by an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), a measuring image of an assessed heliostat in a heliostat field. The measuring image of the assessed heliostat includes an assessed facet forming a reflective surface of the assessed heliostat. At least a portion ...