| 摘要 |
The present invention relates to an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) having an automatic tracking function and a control method thereof. According to the present invention, the UAV including an automatic tracking function, which can automatically track a recording target subject, includes: an image input unit which obtains images regarding the surroundings of the target subject; an object recognition unit which extracts an area of interest by using the image obtained through the image input unit, detects a specific area within the area of interest to measure coordinates thereof, and recognizes the specific area as a tracking target object; an object tracking unit which calculates the location of the tracking target object recognized by the object recognition unit with a tracking learning detection (TLD) algorithm method to track the tracking target object and generates a driving command for driving the UAV correspondingly; a movement recognition unit generating driving commands corresponding to an image recording mode, a video recording mode, and a return mode by recognizing the movement of the tracking target object; and a driving control unit which drives the UAV in accordance with the driving commands. The present invention uses external image information input to a camera mounted on the UAV to recognize and automatically track the target object being tracked, thereby enabling automatic flight of the UAV. The present invention accordingly does not need an expensive tracking guide apparatus, thereby reducing the manufacturing cost of the UAV. |
