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Re: IR Sensor questions

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Originally Posted by Joel Glidden
BUT the biggest problem we had with the system was reflected IR. The tracker would lock on and track the beacon beautifully. It would also lock on and track reflections of the beacon just as beautifully.
This is a problem that can be solved with some creative engineering. I found out early on that if I placed the sensor at the same height as the beacon and severly limited the sensors view to areas above and below the beacon, the tracker worked really, really well.

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