This invention discloses an improved unmanned surface vessel (USV) target tracking method: Step 1, acquire target USV position and heading angle data to obtain target USV sampling data; Step 2, based on the target USV sampling data, obtain heading angle change data at adjacent sampling times; Step 3, smooth the heading angle change data to obtain preprocessed data; Step 4, based on the preprocessed data and combined with the designed offset law, calculate the offset angle α; Step 5, calculate the absolute
azimuth angle of the
line segment connecting the USV and the target USV according to the target USV's heading angle and offset angle α; Step 6, based on the absolute
azimuth angle and the target USV's position coordinate information (x... target ,y target ) Calculate the tracking point (x) under the relative time-varying
point tracking strategy tracking ,y tracking The tracking point coordinates are obtained. This invention overcomes the problem of poor tracking performance when the
target vessel turns, which exists in the tracking method that uses the center of the fan-ring domain as the tracking point. It also improves the target tracking effect and control stability, while reducing the
energy consumption of the unmanned surface vessel.