Calibration devices for a welding training system
AssigneeIllinois Tool Works Inc.
InventorWilliam J. Becker
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Abstract
A welding training system includes a welding surface, a computer configured to execute a welding training software, and a calibration device. The welding training system also includes a sensor communicatively coupled to the computer and configured to sense a position of the calibration device, an orientation of the calibration device, or some combination thereof. The sensor is also configured to provide calibration data to the welding training software to calibrate a location of the welding surface relative to the sensor. The calibration data includes the position of the calibration device, the orientation of the calibration device, or some combination thereof.
Claims20
A welding training system comprising:
- a welding surface;
- a computer configured to execute a welding training software;
- a calibration device;
- and
- a sensor communicatively coupled to the computer and configured to sense a position of the calibration device, an orientation of the calibration device, or some combination thereof, and to provide calibration data to the welding training software to calibrate a location of the welding surface relative to the sensor, wherein the calibration data comprises the position of the calibration device, the orientation of the calibration device, or some combination thereof.
A welding training system comprising:
- a welding surface comprising a first marker located at a first position, and a second marker located at a second position;
- a computer configured to execute a welding training software;
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- a sensor configured to sense the first and second markers, to determine a first position of the first marker, to determine a second position of the second marker, to determine a first orientation of the first marker, to determine a second orientation of the second marker, or some combination thereof, and to provide calibration data to the welding training software to calibrate a location of the welding surface relative to the sensor, wherein the calibration data comprises the first position of the first marker, the second position of the second marker, the first orientation of the first marker, the second orientation of the second marker, or some combination thereof.
A welding training system comprising:
- a welding surface;
- a computer configured to execute a welding training software;
- and
- an emitter configured to emit a visible pattern onto the welding surface, wherein the visible pattern is configured to facilitate alignment of a workpiece with the welding surface.
A welding training system comprising:
- a computer configured to execute a welding training software;
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- a welding surface comprising a plurality of slots, wherein each slot of the plurality of slots comprises a welding location corresponding to a respective location defined in the welding training software, and wherein each slot is configured to facilitate alignment of a workpiece with the welding surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.