@misc{03abee6b645341feb0b1f4a12d9d0f61,
title = "Field Measurements of Wind Impact on Heliostat Pointing Deviations at NLR's Flatirons Campus",
abstract = "This study reports on optical testing of a singular heliostat prototype under real-life outdoor wind conditions at NLR's Flatirons campus. We performed laser pointing measurements on a heliostat prototype tested under a range of wind conditions to quantify wind-induced pointing deviations. A correlation developed between wind speed and heliostat pointing error serves as a case study to verify minimum technical requirements for total slope and tracking deviations of a heliostat under development in the corresponding IEC heliostat design and test standard.",
keywords = "field measurements, heliostat, laser pointing, pointing deviation, wind speed",
author = "Matthew Emes and Devon Kesseli and Matthew Neber and Stephanie Meyen",
year = "2026",
doi = "10.66816/po6394720",
language = "American English",
series = "Presented at SPIE Optics + Photonics, 23-27 August 2026, San Diego, California",
publisher = "National Laboratory of the Rockies (NLR)",
address = "United States",
type = "Other",
}