Thread: Sharp IR distance sensors
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Unread 09-02-2007, 21:32
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Re: Sharp IR distance sensors
I've seen mention that one "MAY" need to shield the sensor from the ambient light. Those of you who used the Sharp sensors previously, did you have to provide special shielding from light? The year that FIRST had the IR beacons, we had our robot tracking to the beacons very well on practice day but on Friday, when they turned on the bright lights for the TV cameras, our receivers were blinded. Will the Sharp distance sensors experience anything like this?