Le 15-02-22 23:20, Mike Horvath a écrit :
> On 2/22/2015 1:39 PM, Alain wrote:
>> Le 15-02-18 01:17, Mike Horvath a écrit :
>>> I have curved the solar panels and agridomes. They look a lot more sleek
>>> now.
>>>
>>> I am also still working on a solution for the viewport flickering. I've
>>> at least reduced it somewhat by making the spindles in the outer shell
>>> thinner. I don't like how this looks, but maybe adding a few more curves
>>> here and there will make it look better.
>>>
>>> Lastly, I'm still trying to figure out how to reflect sunlight onto the
>>> agridomes. I'm considering a paraboloid directly "above" them (from the
>>> standpoint of someone standing inside the agridome), but space is tight.
>>
>> To reflect light to the agridomes, a set of flat mirors is probably the
>> best solution.
>> You don't realy need to concentrate the light, there is no athmosphere
>> filtering it.
>> It's easier to orient flat mirors as needed depending on your
>> orientation relative to the sun or nearest star.
>>
>>
>> Alain
>
> I got some very good suggestions in this post:
>
> https://forum.geogebra.org/viewtopic.php?p=139143#p139143
>
> The problems now are that:
>
> 1. Should I collect the light from the direction the ship is heading, or
> extending from the rotating ring? The ship will not be facing the sun
> 100% of the time.
> 2. I'm running out of room to place the mirrors.

Place the mirrors on pivots, with some actuators, mounted on rails that 
run the length of the hull.
That way, you can place the mirrors in the most effecient way.

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