User:Dorkmo/Ideas/Solar collector

fiberglass parabalic dish
 * cnc cut wood form

small square mirrors.
 * laser alignment during gluing

3 motor driven roller supports to turn dish
 * http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omni_wheel
 * http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:705

i think maybe the omni wheels might not work bc it would require constant power to keep it steady?????????

how close to the horizon can this system point the dish? is it acceptably close?

could adding an extra non parabalic shrowd around the dish allow it to be directed further down? would this block sun light?

could you position the supports so that the plane the 3 points create is pointing in a favorable angle.

