SYSTEMS AND METHODS PROVIDING ENHANCED EDUCATION AND TRAINING IN A VIRTUAL REALITY ENVIRONMENT
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1. A virtual reality welding system, comprising:
- a programmable processor-based subsystem;
a spatial tracker operatively connected to the programmable processor-based subsystem;
at least one mock welding tool configured to be spatially tracked by the spatial tracker;
at least one user interface configured to allow a user to perform one or more of inputting information into the system and making selections; and
a communication component operatively connected to the programmable processor-based subsystem and configured to access an external communication infrastructure,wherein the virtual reality welding system is configured to direct a user to one or more pre-identified web sites on the internet, in response to a user request, related to welding education and theory via the external communication infrastructure using the communication component.
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Abstract
Virtual reality arc welding systems that provide virtual reality simulations for training purposes. Virtual reality welding systems to aid in training welding students may provide intelligent connections to web sites on the internet, overlays of ideal weld puddles, recommended corrective actions based on virtual testing results, simulations of virtual environments with safety hazards, and simulations of relationships between improperly set welding parameters and weld defects and discontinuities.
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20 Claims
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1. A virtual reality welding system, comprising:
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a programmable processor-based subsystem; a spatial tracker operatively connected to the programmable processor-based subsystem; at least one mock welding tool configured to be spatially tracked by the spatial tracker; at least one user interface configured to allow a user to perform one or more of inputting information into the system and making selections; and a communication component operatively connected to the programmable processor-based subsystem and configured to access an external communication infrastructure, wherein the virtual reality welding system is configured to direct a user to one or more pre-identified web sites on the internet, in response to a user request, related to welding education and theory via the external communication infrastructure using the communication component. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A virtual reality welding system, comprising:
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a programmable processor-based subsystem; a spatial tracker operatively connected to the programmable processor-based subsystem; at least one mock welding tool configured to be spatially tracked by the spatial tracker; and at least one display device operatively connected to the programmable processor-based subsystem, wherein the system is configured to simulate, in a virtual reality environment, a weld puddle that is responsive to manipulation of the at least one mock welding tool by a user and has real-time molten metal fluidity and heat dissipation characteristics, and display the simulated weld puddle on the at least one display device in real-time, and wherein the virtual reality welding system is further configured to overlay and display an image of an ideal weld puddle onto the simulated weld puddle when at least one characteristic of the simulated weld puddle deviates more than a determined amount from an ideal amount of the at least one characteristic. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A virtual reality welding system, comprising:
a programmable processor-based subsystem operable to execute coded instructions, the coded instructions including; a rendering engine configured to generate a three-dimensional (3D) rendering of a virtual weldment created by a user on the virtual reality welding system; an analysis engine configured to perform simulated testing of the 3D virtual weldment and generate corresponding test data; and at least one intelligent agent (IA) configured to generate recommended corrective actions for the user, based on at least the test data. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method, comprising:
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setting a plurality of welding parameters on a virtual reality welding system for a welding process, wherein at least one of the welding parameters is improperly set for the welding process; a user performing a virtual welding activity using the virtual reality welding system having the set plurality of welding parameters to create a virtual weldment; and the user observing the virtual weldment on at least one display device of the virtual reality welding system and attempting to identify the at least one improperly set welding parameter based at least on the observing.
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18. The method of claim 21, wherein the setting of the plurality of welding parameters is performed by one of a welding instructor or performed automatically by the virtual reality welding system.
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19. The method of claim 21, further comprising the user attempting to change the at least one improperly set welding parameter to a proper setting.
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20. The method of claim 24, further comprising one of the virtual reality welding system or a welding instructor informing the user when the user has changed the at least one improperly set welding parameter to a proper setting.
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