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However, this technique still suffers from problems such as interference by similar targets in the environment, low tracking accuracy, slow processing speed, and poor stability. To solve these problems, we propose the designated target anti-interference tracking (DTAT) method, which integrates YOLOv5 and SiamRPN, and built a system to achieve UAV tracking and the landing of a designated target in an environment with multiple interference targets. The system consists of the following parts: first, an image is acquired by a monocular camera to obtain the pixel position information of the designated target. Next, the position of the UAV relative to the target is estimated based on the pixel location information of the target and the known target size information. Finally, the discrete proportion integration differentiation (PID) control law is used to complete the target tracking and landing task of the UAV. To test the system performance, we deployed it on a robot operating system (ROS) platform, conducted many simulation experiments, and observed the real-time trajectories of the UAV and the target through Gazebo software. The results show that the relative distance between the UAV and the target during the tracking process when the target was moving at 0.6 m\/s does not exceed 0.8 m, and the landing error of the UAV during the landing process after the target is stationary does not exceed 0.01 m. 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