A control device for an unmanned aerial vehicle, the unmanned aerial vehicle including a camera, wherein the control device comprises: a bright spot detection unit configured to detect, from an image captured by the camera, a bright spot generated by a laser pointer on a target surface; and a control unit configured to control, based on a position and movement of the bright spot in the image, a posture of at least one of the unmanned aerial vehicle and the camera, wherein a pattern is drawn by means of the bright spot, wherein the pattern drawn by the bright spot moves along a preset path, characterized in that the control unit is configured to control the posture and a position of the unmanned aerial vehicle, wherein, the control device further comprises a pattern detection unit configured to detect a position, a size and an orientation of the pattern in the image captured by the camera and further to detect a ratio of dimensions of the pattern in the directions of two axes intersecting one another in the image captured by the camera, wherein the posture of the unmanned aerial vehicle is controlled based on the detected orientation of the pattern, in such a manner that the detected orientation of the pattern becomes a predetermined orientation, and further based on the detected ratio of dimensions of the pattern in such a manner that the detected ratio of dimensions of the pattern becomes a predetermined value, and the position of the unmanned aerial vehicle is controlled based on the detected position of the pattern and further based on the detected size of the pattern in such a manner that the detected size of the pattern becomes a predetermined value. a bright spot detection unit configured to detect, from an image captured by the camera, a bright spot generated by a laser pointer on a target surface; and a control unit configured to control, based on a position and movement of the bright spot in the image, a posture of at least one of the unmanned aerial vehicle and the camera, wherein a pattern is drawn by means of the bright spot, wherein the pattern drawn by the bright spot moves along a preset path, characterized in that the control unit is configured to control the posture and a position of the unmanned aerial vehicle, wherein, the control device further comprises a pattern detection unit configured to detect a position, a size and an orientation of the pattern in the image captured by the camera and further to detect a ratio of dimensions of the pattern in the directions of two axes intersecting one another in the image captured by the camera, wherein the posture of the unmanned aerial vehicle is controlled based on the detected orientation of the pattern, in such a manner that the detected orientation of the pattern becomes a predetermined orientation, and further based on the detected ratio of dimensions of the pattern in such a manner that the detected ratio of dimensions of the pattern becomes a predetermined value, and the position of the unmanned aerial vehicle is controlled based on the detected position of the pattern and further based on the detected size of the pattern in such a manner that the detected size of the pattern becomes a predetermined value.