Multi-mode software and method for a welding training system
AssigneeIllinois Tool Works Inc.
InventorWilliam J. Becker
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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.
Claims20
A welding training system comprising:
- a welding training software comprising three or more modes, wherein the three or more modes comprise a live-arc mode, a simulation mode, a virtual reality mode, an augmented reality mode, or some combination thereof;
- wherein 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.
A welding training software comprising:
- a virtual reality mode configured to enable training using a virtual reality simulation, wherein the virtual reality simulation comprises a plurality of virtual objects that enable interaction between a welding operator and a selected virtual object of the plurality of virtual objects.
A method comprising:
- receiving, by welding training software in a computer, a first set of welding training data from a storage device, wherein the first set of welding training data comprises welding data corresponding to a first welding training assignment;
- receiving, by the welding training software, a second set of welding training data from the storage device, wherein the second set of welding training data comprises welding data corresponding to a second welding training assignment;
- integrating, using the welding training software, the first set of welding training data with the second set of welding training data into a chart to enable a visual comparison of the first set of welding training data with the second set of welding training data;
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- providing the chart to a display device.
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