System for characterizing manual welding operations
US9685099B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 22, 2016 |
| Grant date | Jun 20, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 22, 2036 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG09B5/02
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A system for characterizing manual welding exercises and providing valuable training to welders that includes components for generating, capturing, and processing data. The data generating component further includes a fixture, workpiece, at least one calibration devices each having at least two point markers integral therewith, and a welding tool. The data capturing component further includes an imaging system for capturing images of the point markers and the data processing component is operative to receive information from the data capturing component and perform various position and orientation calculations.
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