System for characterizing manual welding operations on pipe and other curved structures
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1. A support frame for a welding system, the support frame comprising:
- (a) a stand including;
(i) a base;
(ii) a vertical support column extending from the base; and
(iii) a flat assembly extending from the support column, the flat assembly operable to support a workpiece including at least one joint to be welded; and
(b) a cage having a plurality of mounts, each of the mounts being operable to removably attach a camera at a different location on the cage;
wherein a first camera is mounted to the cage using one of the mounts at a first location on the cage;
wherein a second camera is mounted to the cage using one of the mounts at a second location on the cage;
wherein a third camera is mounted to the cage using one of the mounts at a third location on the cage;
wherein the cage is operable to assume one of multiple positions relative to the stand; and
wherein movement of the cage simultaneously moves the first camera, the second camera, and the third camera in relation to the stand.
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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 device 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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1. A support frame for a welding system, the support frame comprising:
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(a) a stand including; (i) a base; (ii) a vertical support column extending from the base; and (iii) a flat assembly extending from the support column, the flat assembly operable to support a workpiece including at least one joint to be welded; and (b) a cage having a plurality of mounts, each of the mounts being operable to removably attach a camera at a different location on the cage; wherein a first camera is mounted to the cage using one of the mounts at a first location on the cage; wherein a second camera is mounted to the cage using one of the mounts at a second location on the cage; wherein a third camera is mounted to the cage using one of the mounts at a third location on the cage; wherein the cage is operable to assume one of multiple positions relative to the stand; and wherein movement of the cage simultaneously moves the first camera, the second camera, and the third camera in relation to the stand. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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