A novel prize-winner algorithm designed for a path following problem within the Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) field is presented in this paper. The proposed approach exploits the advantages offered by the pure pursuing algorithm to set up an intuitive and simple control framework. A path fora quad-rotor UAV is obtained by using downward facing camera images implementing an Image-Based Visual Servoing (IBVS) approach. Numerical simulations in MATLAB together with the MathWorks Virtual Reality (VR) toolbox demonstrate the validity and the effectiveness of the proposed solution. The code is released as open-source making it possible to go through any part of the system and to replicate the obtained results.

翻译：本文提出了一种新颖的获奖算法，用于解决无人机领域的路径跟踪问题。该方法利用纯追踪算法的优势，建立了一个直观且简单的控制框架。通过使用下视相机图像，实现了基于图像的视觉伺服控制方法，从而获得四旋翼无人机的飞行路径。利用MATLAB数值仿真结合MathWorks虚拟现实工具箱，验证了所提方案的有效性与可行性。相关代码已作为开源资源发布，便于研究人员深入了解系统各个组成部分并复现所得结果。