Lehrstuhl fur˜ Steuerungs- und RegelungstechnikTechnische Universit˜at Munc˜ henUniv.-Prof. Dr.-Ing./Univ. Tokio Martin BussControl and Bio-Inspired Motion Estimation ofa Vision-Guided QuadrotorTianguang ZhangVollst˜andiger Abdruck der von der Fakult˜at fur˜ Elektrotechnik und Informationstechnikder Technischen Universit˜at Munc˜ hen zur Erlangung des akademischen Grades einesDoktor-Ingenieurs (Dr.-Ing.)genehmigten Dissertation.Vorsitzender: Univ.-Prof. Dr. sc. S. ChakrabortyPrufer˜ der Dissertation:1. TUM Junior Fellow Dr.-Ing. K. Kuhnlenz˜2. Univ.-Prof. Dr.-Ing. D. BurschkaDie Dissertation wurde am 16.06.2010 bei der Technischen Universit˜at Munc˜ hen einge-reicht und durch die Fakult˜at fur˜ Elektrotechnik und Informationstechnik am 15.11.2010angenommen.ForewordThis thesis summarizes my three-year research work carried out at the Institute of Au-tomatic Control Engineering (LSR) of the Technische Universit˜at Munc˜ hen from 2007 to2010.First of all, I would like to express my profound gratitude towards my doctoral advisor,my \Doktorvater", Dr.-Ing. Kolja Kuhnlenz,˜ who always supported me with his immenseexperience and invaluable advice, took the time for all my questions, and made me believein myself. I sincerely thank Prof. Dr.-Ing./Univ. Tokio Martin Buss, who gave me the op-portunity to conduct research in an inspiring working environment, for his encouragementand trust.IwouldliketothankProf.