An improved target assembly is provided for use in calibrating a
non-contact sensor in a sensor calibration system. The target assembly
includes: a plate member; three pairs of truncated cones mounted adjacent
to each other on a surface of the plate member, where one of the
truncated cones in each pair is orientated inversely in relation to the
other truncated cone; and at least three targets connected to the plate
member for calibrating the target assembly in relation to a reference
frame external to the target assembly.