System and method of controlling welding system camera exposure and marker illumination
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1. A system comprising:
- one or more sets of reflective visual markers, wherein each set of reflective visual markers is coupled to a component of a welding system;
a light source configured to emit light, wherein each reflective visual marker is configured to reflect the emitted light received from the light source towards one or more cameras; and
a controller communicatively coupled to the light source, wherein the controller is configured to control illumination settings of the light source based at least in part on a status of the welding system being utilized to perform a live-arc welding operation,wherein the illumination settings of the light source comprise one or both of a pulse rate of the light source and a pulse duty cycle of the light source, andwherein the controller is configured to control the pulse duty cycle of the light source to be less than 100% while performing the live-arc welding operation.
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Abstract
A system includes one or more sets of reflective visual markers, a light source configured to emit light, and a controller communicatively coupled to the light source. Each set of reflective visual markers is coupled to a component of a welding system. Each reflective visual marker is configured to reflect the emitted light received from the light source towards one or more cameras. The controller is configured to control illumination settings of the light source based at least in part on a status of the welding system being utilized to perform a live-arc welding operation.
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1. A system comprising:
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one or more sets of reflective visual markers, wherein each set of reflective visual markers is coupled to a component of a welding system; a light source configured to emit light, wherein each reflective visual marker is configured to reflect the emitted light received from the light source towards one or more cameras; and a controller communicatively coupled to the light source, wherein the controller is configured to control illumination settings of the light source based at least in part on a status of the welding system being utilized to perform a live-arc welding operation, wherein the illumination settings of the light source comprise one or both of a pulse rate of the light source and a pulse duty cycle of the light source, and wherein the controller is configured to control the pulse duty cycle of the light source to be less than 100% while performing the live-arc welding operation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system comprising:
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one or more cameras configured to detect a first set of reflective visual markers coupled to a first component of a welding system during a reflective marker sample interval, and the one or more cameras are configured to detect a second set of active visual markers coupled to a second component of the welding system during an active marker sample interval; a controller communicatively coupled to the one or more cameras, wherein the controller is configured to control the one or more cameras to a first exposure setting during the reflective marker sample interval, and the controller is configured to control the one or more cameras to a second exposure setting less than the first exposure setting during the active marker sample interval; and a light source configured to emit light, wherein each reflective visual marker of the first set of reflective visual markers is configured to reflect the emitted light received from the light source towards the one or more cameras, wherein illumination settings of the light source comprise one or more of a wavelength of the emitted light, an intensity of the emitted light, a pulse rate of the light source, and a pulse duty cycle of the light source, and wherein the controller is configured to control the pulse duty cycle of the light source to be less than 100% while performing a live-arc welding operation. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method comprising:
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emitting light from a light source to illuminate a first set of reflective visual markers coupled to a first component of a welding system; detecting, via one or more cameras, light reflected from the first set of reflective visual markers during a reflective marker sample interval; detecting, via the one or more cameras, light emitted from a second set of active visual markers during an active marker sample interval, wherein the second set of active visual markers is coupled to a second component of the welding system; and controlling at least one of illumination settings of the light source and an exposure setting of the one or more cameras based at least in part on a status of the welding system being utilized to perform a live-arc welding operation, wherein illumination settings of the light source comprise a pulse duty cycle of the light source, and wherein controlling the illumination settings comprises controlling a pulse duty cycle of the light source to be less than 100% while performing the live-arc welding operation. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16)
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