An analysis of target materials influence on optical sensors performance

The performances of the optical sensors systems are influenced by the target materials, by the distance from sensor to target and the angle of target according to sensor. The type of target material influences the response of optical sensors systems according to their physical properties. The sensor performance is influenced by the color, by the density, by the shape and the others physical properties. This paper presents the influence analysis of the target materials of the optical sensors performance for autonomous mobile robots. Measurements were made with infrared distance sensors and with the proximity sensor with visible light.