Multi-mode software and method for a welding training system
US9672757B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 15, 2013 |
| Grant date | Jun 6, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 15, 2033 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG09B19/24
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A welding training system includes a welding training software having three or more modes. The three or more modes include a live-arc mode, a simulation mode, a virtual reality mode, an augmented reality mode, or some combination thereof. The live-arc mode is configured to enable training using a live welding arc, the simulation mode is configured to enable training using a welding simulation, the virtual reality mode is configured to enable training using a virtual reality simulation, and the augmented reality mode is configured to enable training using an augmented reality simulation.
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