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System and method of controlling welding system camera exposure and marker illumination

  • US 10,204,406 B2
  • Filed: 10/30/2015
  • Issued: 02/12/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/05/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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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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