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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 26, 2014
Filed:
Oct. 12, 2011
Georg V. Wolfe, Butler, PA (US);
William E. Schmidt, Gibsonia, PA (US);
Jeffery A. Peterson, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Edward J. Fisher, Butler, PA (US);
Georg V. Wolfe, Butler, PA (US);
William E. Schmidt, Gibsonia, PA (US);
Jeffery A. Peterson, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Edward J. Fisher, Butler, PA (US);
AGR International, Inc., Butler, PA (US);
Abstract
Various embodiments are directed to systems and methods for measuring a thickness of a container. For example, a control device may receive data indicating a surface topology of the container and based on the surface topology of the container, instruct a multi-axis positioning system to position a sensor relative to a first point of the container such that: a distance from the sensor to a surface at the first point is about equal to a predetermined distance; and the sensor direction is about normal to the surface at the first point. Data indicating the thickness at the first point may be received from the sensor.