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1. An apparatus configured to detect and measure a crack on a surface of a lining of a container, said apparatus, comprising:
a scanning device having a laser, optics, a scanner, a photodetector, and receiver electronics, the scanning device being configured to generate a cloud of data points by measuring distances from the scanning device to a plurality of points on the surface of the lining of the container; and a controller connected to the scanning device, the controller being configured to fit a polygonal mesh through the cloud of data points using a resolution selected by a user, and, to fit a minimum surface through the cloud of data points, wherein the crack is detected by a portion of the polygonal mesh containing a group of polygons that extends past the minimum surface beyond a threshold distance selected by the user and the crack is measured by calculating a plurality of dimensions of the group of polygons. |