A method for tracking a maximum temperature point includes acquiring a first pair of coordinates of a maximum temperature point in a current frame of image sensed by an infrared camera, determining a rotation angle of a gimbal equipped with the infrared camera according to the first pair of coordinates of the maximum temperature point in the current frame of image and a pair of coordinates of a target position of the maximum temperature point in a subsequent frame of image, and controlling the gimbal to rotate according to the rotation angle, so as to adjust the maximum temperature point in the subsequent frame of image captured by the infrared camera to be located at the target position.