An object locating system detects the presence of an object as it passes
through a planar fields of view. A pair of optical sensor arrays with
multiple, directed, pixel detectors observe the object from two angles as
the object passes through the field of view. The location of penetration
of the field of view is calculated by triangulation. Using this data, the
known location of the take-off point and/or the delay between the
departure of an object from the known take-off point and the penetration
of the field of view, the trajectory of the object in time and space is
calculated. In an alternate embodiment, the take-off point is not known
and a plurality of pairs of optical sensor arrays may measure the
trajectory of an object as it travels between a launch location and a
target location. Applications include projecting the range of a driven
golf ball, measuring the respective arriving and departing velocities of
a hit baseball, determining the trajectory of a baseball, and determining
the trajectory and origin of an arriving projectile, as in the case of
the threat to a military vehicle.