Unmanned aerial vehicle capable of indentifying gesture and identifying method thereof

The invention relates to the technical field of unmanned aerial vehicle control and computer vision combination, and discloses an unmanned aerial vehicle capable of identifying a gesture. The unmanned aerial vehicle specifically comprises an image acquisition device, an image processing module, a gesture identifying module and a gesture translator which are arranged on the unmanned aerial vehicle, wherein the image acquisition device is used for acquiring an image in a visual angle range; the image processing module judges the existence of a person in the image according to the acquired image, and starts the gesture identifying module when the person exists in the image; the gesture identifying module identifies the gesture of the person in the image according to the gesture of the person in the image and a pre-established gesture motion model of the person; the gesture translator translates the gesture of the person in the image into a control command of the unmanned aerial vehicle, and transmits the control command to the unmanned aerial vehicle. Gesture identification is introduced into the control of an unmanned aerial vehicle, so that the hardware cost of the unmanned aerial vehicle can be reduced; the operating enjoyment of the unmanned aerial vehicle can also be increased; the interaction between the person and the unmanned aerial vehicle is enhanced.