In order to enhance the rapidity and the accuracy of moving target detection and tracking, and improve the speed of the algorithm on the DSP (digital signal processor), an active visual tracking system was designed based on the gaussian mixture background model and Meanshift algorithm on DM6437. The system use the VLIB library developed by TI, and through the method of gaussian mixture background model to detect the moving objects and use the Meanshift tracking algorithm based on color features to track the target in RGB space. Finally, the system is tested on the hardware platform, and the system is verified to be quickness and accuracy.