THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN AUTOMATED CUP INSPECTION MODULE IS PROPOSED.

THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN AUTOMATED CUP INSPECTION MODULE IS PROPOSED. THE OBJECTIVES OF THE PHASE I EFFORT ARE TO ESTABLISHED THE PARAMETERS WHICH MUST BE MEASURED AND THEIR REQUIRED RESOLUTION. THE PARAMETERS INCLUDE HARDNESS, OUTSIDE AND INSIDE DIAMETERS, BASE THICKNESS, TOTAL LENGTH, AND WALL THICKNESS. IN PHASE I, THE MEASUREMENT CONCEPTS WILL BE MOCKED-UP AND DYNAMICALLY TESTED TO VERIFY THEIR GAUGING ACCURACIES. LABORATORY TESTING WILL PROVIDE THE NECESSARY DATA TO CONFIRM THE CONCEPTUAL DESIGN AND LATER COMPLETE A DETAIL DESIGN. BASED ON THE PHASE I RESULTS, A PHASE II DEVELOPMENT EFFORT WILL DEVELOP A DETAILED CUP INSPECTION SYSTEM DESIGN AND THEN FABRICATE, ASSEMBLE, AND TEST THE SYSTEM.