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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 06, 1994
Filed:
Oct. 10, 1991
Ronald D Wertz, Boulder, CO (US);
H Kent Minet, Littleton, CO (US);
Stephen M Horacek, Louisville, CO (US);
Brett A Nickerson, Northglenn, CO (US);
Ball Corporation, Muncie, IN (US);
Abstract
A system for generating a solid model of the sidewall of the container. A mandrel selectively holds the container in first and second locations. In the first location, a non-contact measurement apparatus utilizing a digital camera produces digital information for generating a three dimensional sidewall surface profile of the container based upon shadow edge detection. In the second position, a contact measurement apparatus produces information for generating a three dimensional sidewall thickness map of the container. A computer collects the information from the contact and non-contact measurement apparatuses and produces an overall solid model of the sidewall of the container based upon sidewall surface profile and sidewall thickness. The computer generates can tilt, diameter, can ovality, and can squarity information.