WELD OUTPUT CONTROL BY A WELDING VISION SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A system comprising:
- one or more image sensors, processing circuitry, and communication interface circuitry, wherein;
said one or more image sensors are operable to capture an image of a weld in progress, wherein welding equipment provides power for forming said weld;
said processing circuitry is operable to;
perform an analysis of pixel data of said image;
generate, while said weld is in progress, a welding equipment control signal based on said analysis of said pixel data; and
output, while said weld is in progress, said welding equipment control signal via said communication interface circuitry.
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Abstract
A system comprises one or more image sensors, processing circuitry, and communication interface circuitry. The image sensor(s) are operable to capture an image of a weld in progress powered by welding equipment. The processing circuitry is operable to, while the weld is in progress, analyze pixel data of the image, generate a welding equipment control signal based on the analysis of the pixel data, and output the generated welding equipment control signal via the communication interface circuit. The image sensor(s), processing circuitry, and communication interface circuitry may be integrated into welding headwear. The processing circuitry may be operable to determine, from the analysis of the pixel data, one or more welding parameters for the weld and to compensate for variations in the parameters by varying the welding equipment control signal to vary the welding equipment settings.
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1. A system comprising:
one or more image sensors, processing circuitry, and communication interface circuitry, wherein; said one or more image sensors are operable to capture an image of a weld in progress, wherein welding equipment provides power for forming said weld; said processing circuitry is operable to; perform an analysis of pixel data of said image; generate, while said weld is in progress, a welding equipment control signal based on said analysis of said pixel data; and output, while said weld is in progress, said welding equipment control signal via said communication interface circuitry. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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