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Originally Posted by seg9585
FYI, I have detected distance to transparent windows with moderate levels of success. I'd assume polycarbonate behaves similarly, but would have to do more testing. We are programming up the LIDAR against the roboRio tonight so I'll try it out.
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Not quite. Glass is actually opaque to IR light, just like a piece of metal would be, while polycarbonate behaves just the same as it would in the visible spectrum (for a good bit). Things change when you move to different wave lengths, like, for instance, a black trash bag is totally transparent.