Video camera method for moving-vehicle location

A method has been developed for determining vehicle coordinates (position, yaw, pitch and roll) during test track runs of light vehicles subjected to large roll maneuvers. This procedure is based on the fact that if three prominent features on the vehicle, such as outrigger corners, are recorded simultaneously and matched with two synchronized video cameras, all six coordinates are uniquely determined. Details of the method are presented along with results from two different methods of verification