Method for tracing target object in panoramic video automatically

The invention discloses a method for tracing a target object in a panoramic video automatically, which comprises the following steps: (1) acquiring the position of a target object in the panoramic video; (2) detecting if plane crossing appears in the motion of the target object in the cubic panorama, and performing a step (3) if plane crossing appears in the motion of the target object in the cubic panorama or performing a step (4) if plane crossing does not appear in the motion of the target object in the cubic panorama; (3) expanding an image on the original plane of the target object; (4) searching and matching along an epipolar line to obtain the motion vector of the target object; and (5) making a judgment according to the result of the step (4), if a matched target is found, ending the tracing or performing the step (2). The method can be used for tracing the target object in the panoramic video automatically and can narrow search range in a tracing process and ensure the quickness and stability of the tracing of the target object.