The measurement of interior and exterior deformations of cars involved in crashes is an important piece of information for evaluation of the crash protection of vehicles as well as injury sources. Such measurements are normally conducted on manual basis leading to poor precision and questionable definition of points that have been measured. The possibility to measure, not only on the object but also some time after the car has been dismantled or otherwise hard to find again, is also limited.
A photogrammetrical system has been developed and used for a couple of years on large number of cases. In this paper, further development of the system is presented, where the time used on the field as well as in the measurement phase has been reduced. It is also shown how measured points are stored in the photographs, enabling a follow up of earlier measurements.
As a complement to the measurement photographs video films from the field can be used for measurement. The video film can also be used for analysis of restraint use and documentation of contact points between the vehicle and the occupant.