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A project log for Sun Chaser

Mobile robotic solar panel to follow the sun and harvest solar energy in less than ideal locations due to trees and other obstructions.

dennisDennis 06/29/2018 at 01:100 Comments

The first Sun Chaser is being built from a lot of re-purposed materials. After testing and working out the bugs, another more reproducible version will be built. The beginning of the Sun Chaser is a re-purposed aluminum cover that will now be the bottom plate of the robot.  

Two pieces of aluminum channel and a four strips of sheet aluminum can make a good motor mount.  The motor wires are routed through holes with grommets to protect the wires.

Next, four stand offs and the Squid motor driver is mounted.

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