Question: What is the accuracy of the distance approximation with the IR Distance sensor?

Answer:

The response of the IR sensor is quite sensitive to distance, although it has better sensitivity the closer you are to the unit. When you get out near the end of its range, the data doesn’t change nearly as much. For instance, when about 12inches out, moving one inch will make a change from roughly 0.1 to nearly 0.2, but at around 3 feet, the same movement of an inch will make the data go from roughly 0.82 to 0.8.

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