Mathematical Model for calculating target coordinates By Using GPS and sensors

Abstract

Target Localization using small unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) has emerged in the recent decades as an effective and essential option in surveillance, military and other fields. Often, UAVs holds camera and with the aid of different sensors it can determine the target location. This research represents mathematical method for calculating the distance between the UAV and the target using UAV coordinates and the tilt angle of the camera when posing to the target and then with knowing the heading of the UAV it obtains the coordinates of the target. This proposed method assumes that the target altitude is known or estimated from previous background about the geographical nature of the field or provided momentarily to the system.