Capstone Team#5 Fall 2009

Table of ContentsTable of Contents TopicSlide Number Team information ………………………………………………3 Instructor/Mentors Information ………………………………………………4 Company Information ………………………………………………5 Introduction to Solar Power Plant ………………………………………………6 Solar Power Plant Features ………………………………………………7 Requirement Specification ……………………………………………..10 Current Progress ……………………………………………..11 Demonstration ……………………………………………..16 Road Ahead ……………………………………………..17 Project Timeline ……………………………………………..19 References ……………………………………………..20 2Visualization iPhone Fall 2009

Website: Yogesh Banchhod Team Leader Major: Computer Science Role: Programmer/Research Syed Zaidi Major: Computer Science Role: Programmer/Documentation Darshan Chipade Major: Computer Information System Role: P rogrammer/Research/Webmaster Mohammed Gooni Major: Computer Science Role: Programmer/Research/Testing Team InformationTeam Information 3Visualization iPhone Fall 2009

Dr. Kwok-Bun Yue Professor, Computer Science and Computer Information Systems Chair, Division of Computing and Mathematics University of Houston-Clear Lake Dr. Michel Izygon Co-Founder, Senior Vice Preident, CTO, Tietronix Software Inc. Instructor/Mentors InformationInstructor/Mentors Information Peter Armstrong Tietronix Software Inc. Claus Nilsson Tietronix Software Inc. Insiya Iftiqhar Tietronix Software Inc. 4Visualization iPhone Fall 2009

Company InformationCompany Information  Tietronix Software, Inc. was founded in 1999 by Victor W. Tang, Michel E. Izygon, Ph.D, and Stuart S. Engelhardt, each of whom has worked on the development of some of the world’s most advanced software-based technology solutions.  Tietronix is a full-service provider of custom software applications and advanced technology solutions for the worlds most selective customers including NASA and Fortune 1000 companies.  The core of Tietronix technical capabilities consists of an unrivaled methodology incorporating Unified Modeling Language and Object- Oriented Technologies, a formula that has led to the company’s 100 percent software development success rate. 5Visualization iPhone Fall 2009

Introduction  Solar thermal power plant generates electricity from energy of the sun.  Field consists of a tower and heliostats.  A receiver located on top of the tower.  iPhone/iPod Touch Application.  Marketing Purpose. 6Visualization iPhone Fall 2009

Heliostat  The heliostat is composed of several mirror modules rather than having single large mirror. 7Visualization iPhone Fall 2009

Shading  Shading occurs at low sun angles when heliostat casts its shadow on a heliostat located behind it. 8Visualization iPhone Fall 2009

Blocking  Blocking can be observed in a heliostat field by noting reflected light on the backs of heliostats. 9Visualization iPhone Fall 2009

Requirement SpecificationRequirement Specification  Hardware  iPhone/iPOD Touch  Apple Macintosh  Software  iPhone SDK  Unity Indie 3D Game Engine 10Visualization iPhone Fall 2009

Current Progress 11Visualization iPhone Fall 2009

Implementation Task  Specifications from user.  Compute sun and heliostat position.  Formation of the field in a grid view.  Display a single cell. 12Visualization iPhone Fall 2009

User Input 13Visualization iPhone Fall 2009

Grid Layout 14Visualization iPhone Fall 2009

Cell View 15Visualization iPhone Fall 2009

Demonstration 16Visualization iPhone Fall 2009

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Milestones To Be Achieved  Blocking & Shading Calculation  Dynamic Field View  Deployment on iPhone/iPOD Touch  Testing, Validation and Verification 18Visualization iPhone Fall 2009

Project Timeline 19Visualization iPhone Fall 2009

References  “An Algorithm for the Shading and Blocking Computations of a Field of Heliostats Arranged in a Grid Layout”, Peter Armstrong,Tietronix Software, Inc;September Visualization iPhone Fall 2009

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