Autonomous navigation of an unmanned aerial vehicle

A method for controlling an unmanned aerial vehicle comprising:

• (a) sensing said unmanned aerial vehicle using an imaging device from an unmanned ground platform;
• (b) based upon said sensing a processor determining at least one of position information of said unmanned aerial vehicle and orientation information of said unmanned aerial vehicle;
• (c) said processor providing control information through a wireless communication to said unmanned aerial vehicle for adjusting at least one of a position of said unmanned aerial vehicle and orientation of said unmanned aerial vehicle;
• (d) said unmanned aerial vehicle receiving said control information and modifying control of said unmanned aerial vehicle based upon said control information, wherein said unmanned aerial vehicle is free from said modifying control based upon any inertial measurement devices within said unmanned aerial vehicle, and wherein said unmanned aerial vehicle is free from including any inertial measurement devices.