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A test procedure for inspecting a vehicle adapted to transport commodities. This procedure includes the steps of inspecting a lining disposed in a tank of a tank car and comparing crack, blister, and corrosion conditions on the liner with predetermined models. These predetermined models convey a dis

A test procedure for inspecting a vehicle adapted to transport commodities. This procedure includes the steps of inspecting a lining disposed in a tank of a tank car and comparing crack, blister, and corrosion conditions on the liner with predetermined models. These predetermined models convey a discrete range of severity levels of cracks, blisters, and corrosion conditions and permit determination of a severity level for the compared condition(s). The severity level for the condition is then documented. Standardization of inspection findings facilitates trending analysis of each tank car or vessel lining to determine when requalification of a given lining should be carried out, thus improving the safety with which commodities (including regulated hazardous materials) are shipped and stored.

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A test procedure for inspecting a vehicle adapted to transport commodities. This procedure includes the steps of inspecting a lining disposed in a tank of a tank car and comparing crack, blister, and corrosion conditions on the liner with predetermined models. These predetermined models convey a dis

A test procedure for inspecting a vehicle adapted to transport commodities. This procedure includes the steps of inspecting a lining disposed in a tank of a tank car and comparing crack, blister, and corrosion conditions on the liner with predetermined models. These predetermined models convey a discrete range of severity levels of cracks, blisters, and corrosion conditions and permit determination of a severity level for the compared condition(s). The severity level for the condition is then documented. Standardization of inspection findings facilitates trending analysis of each tank car or vessel lining to determine when requalification of a given lining should be carried out, thus improving the safety with which commodities (including regulated hazardous materials) are shipped and stored. sor based in part on the operational parameter data. 9. The manufacturing system of claim 6 wherein the path planning subsystem further comprises a path planning module connected to the grouping module and operative to use the groupings of facets to determine a tool path along the contoured surface of the workpiece. 10. An automated manufacturing system for performing a manufacturing operation along a contoured surface of a workpiece, comprising: a modeling module receiving the dimensional data for the workpiece and operative to generate a plurality of facets, where each facet is a geometric representation of a portion of the surface of the workpiece; a grouping module connected to the modeling module and operative to group the plurality of facets into one or more groupings of facets, where facets are grouped based on the spatial orientation of a facet in relation to the spatial orientation of one or more neighboring facets; and a path planning module connected to the grouping module and operative to use the groupings of facets to determine a tool path along the contoured surface of the workpiece. 11. The manufacturing system of claim 10 where