Measurements of an ice cover contour of a power line cables with the use of photogrammetric method and a drone

The paper presents a concept of a research method for measuring a cross-sectional contour of an ice cover on an overhead power line cables with a digital registration of a laser beam. Cross-sectional contour of the icing layer is then reproduced with the use of an author’s original photogrammetry method, by post-processing of the recorded material. The concept uses a remotely controlled drone, equipped with a dedicated hardware, which records the shape of the laser plane on the conductor surface.