SoRo-Track: A two-axis soft robotic platform for solar tracking and building-integrated photovoltaic applications
Bratislav Svetozarevic, Zoltán Nagy, Johannes Hofer, Dominic Jacob, Moritz Begle, Eleni N. Chatzi, Arno Schlueter
Abstract
We present SoRo-Track, a two-axis soft robotic actuator (SRA) for solar tracking and building-integrated photovoltaic applications. SRAs are gaining increasing popularity compared to traditional actuators, such as dc motors and hydraulic or pneumatic pistons, due to their inherent compliance, low morphological complexity, high power-to-weight ratio, resilience to external shocks and adverse environmental conditions, design flexibility, ease of fabrication, and low costs. We present the design, modelling and experimental characterisation of SoRo-Track. Finally, we demonstrate the suitability of SoRo-Track for solar tracking applications, which makes it a viable component for dynamic building facades.
BibTeX
@inproceedings{icra2016_sorotrackatwoaxi,
title = {SoRo-Track: A two-axis soft robotic platform for solar tracking and building-integrated photovoltaic applications},
author = {Bratislav Svetozarevic and Zoltán Nagy and Johannes Hofer and Dominic Jacob and Moritz Begle and Eleni N. Chatzi and Arno Schlueter},
booktitle = {ICRA 2016},
year = {2016}
}