SYSTEM FOR TRACKING AND ANALYZING WELDING ACTIVITY
First Claim
1. A system for tracking and analyzing welding activity, said system comprising:
- means for automatically sensing dynamic spatial properties of a welding tool during a welding process producing a weld;
means for automatically tracking said sensed dynamic spatial properties over time during said welding process;
means for automatically capturing said tracked dynamic spatial properties as tracked data during said welding process; and
means for automatically analyzing said tracked data to determine at least one of performance characteristics of a welder performing said welding process and quality characteristics of a weld produced by said welding process.
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Abstract
A system and a method for tracking and analyzing welding activity. Dynamic spatial properties of a welding tool are sensed during a welding process producing a weld. The sensed dynamic spatial properties are tracked over time and the tracked dynamic spatial properties are captured as tracked data during the welding process. The tracked data is analyzed to determine performance characteristics of a welder performing the welding process and quality characteristics of a weld produced by the welding process. The performance characteristics and the quality characteristics may be subsequently reviewed.
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1. A system for tracking and analyzing welding activity, said system comprising:
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means for automatically sensing dynamic spatial properties of a welding tool during a welding process producing a weld; means for automatically tracking said sensed dynamic spatial properties over time during said welding process; means for automatically capturing said tracked dynamic spatial properties as tracked data during said welding process; and means for automatically analyzing said tracked data to determine at least one of performance characteristics of a welder performing said welding process and quality characteristics of a weld produced by said welding process. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A system for tracking and analyzing welding activity, said system comprising:
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at least one sensor array configured to sense dynamic spatial properties of a welding tool during a welding process producing a weld; a processor based computing device operatively interfacing to said at least one sensor array and configured to track and analyze said dynamic spatial properties of a welding tool over time during a welding process producing a weld; and at least one user interface operatively interfacing to said processor based computing device. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for tracking and analyzing welding activity, said method comprising:
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sensing dynamic spatial properties of a welding tool during a welding process producing a weld using at least one sensor; tracking said sensed dynamic spatial properties over time during said welding process using a real time tracking module; capturing said tracked dynamic spatial properties as tracked data during said welding process using a computer based memory device; and analyzing said tracked data to determine at least one of performance characteristics of a welder performing said welding process and quality characteristics of a weld produced by said welding process using a computer based analysis engine. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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