This thesis investigates the acquisition of velocity and heading of micro aerial vehicles (MAVs) using optical-flow method. Conventionally, the measurement of flight information of an unmanned aerial vehicle(UAV), including velocity and attitude angles, requires an inertial measurement unit or some other sensors. However, those sensor are large in size and heavy in weight. They are not suitable to install on an MAV.In this thesis, we investigate the feasibility to apply optical flow to acquire these information. We first review the basics of image processing.Then, the results from image processing, collaborated with algorithms of optical flow method, are used to compute the velocity and heading angle. Experiments are also designed to demonstrate the feasibility of the method.