Referencing of U A V Images Using the Nelder-Mead Method

The paper analyses the existing methods of images coordinate referencing using approximating functions and the classical methods for restoring elements of external orientation. It reveals that those methods do not take into account the peculiarities of the images received from unmanned aerial vehicles. The paper investigates the possibility of using Nelder-Mead simplex method instead. To define the elements of external orientation the angles of external orientation were taken for the independent variables. The spatial position was calculated on the basis of angles and given reference points.