The invention relates to a vision localization, measurement and control method for an automatic refueling dead zone of an unmanned aerial vehicle. According to the method,
pattern recognition, calculation and localization of a
fuel delivery taper sleeve on an unmanned aerial vehicle for
fuel delivery are carried out by a visual
machine inspection method, so that the relative position between a filler
pipe and the
fuel delivery taper sleeve is obtained; locating data are transmitted to a
ground station; the
ground station filters the data, and calculates a control command by a
control algorithm; the control command is sent to an aircraft end for controlling the aircraft to achieve the purpose of automatic refueling. The invention also provides a relevant localization, measurement and
control system and an experimental platform. The invention has the core idea that a refueled unmanned aerial vehicle collects a target image of the fuel delivery taper sleeve through a camera with an adjustable focus, calculates a relative position and size of a target in view by a
projection method and a
pattern recognition algorithm, then calculates the relative position between a refueled
pipe and the fuel delivery taper sleeve, and the
ground station controls unmanned aerial vehicles to dock and implement refueling operation. The vision localization, measurement and control method for a dead zone is fast and stable, high in precision, and can meet the application requirement for localization of an automatic refueling dead zone of an unmanned aerial vehicle.