Showing posts with label Photodiode. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Photodiode. Show all posts

Sunday, February 23, 2014

What is an Infra Red (IR) Sensor and how it is used to distinguish between white & black color line in Line / Path follower robot

Infra Red Sensor

IR reflective sensors have one emitter (IR LED) and one receiver (Phototransistor or photo diode. If we have white surface it reflects the light and it will sensed by the receiver, similarly if we have black surface it absorbs the light and receiver can not sense light.
Photo diode has property that if IR light fall on it its electrical resistance comes down (i.e. it comes down from 150kΩ to 10kΩ if no noise present).


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