issue with ir sensor

[kaleemakhan]

I have connected the ir beam for the head counter some of the time i am facing the problem with the light they installed in the room when the light get on my device generate the error of the photo is not connected so king guide me is that any way that i can stop this error
i have covered the IR with concave plastic cover which is connected with the reflecting tape for count the person. They have installed the light of 50W.

so kindly guide me to resolve the problem.

 

[HTA]

this might be a question of ambient light suppression. What is typically used is a pulsed operation with optical filters( https://www.eetimes.com/document.asp?doc_id=1273959 ).

Enjoy your design work!