SIMULATED WELDING TRAINING SUPPORTING REAL-WORLD APPLICATIONS
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1. A welding simulator comprising:
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a mock welding tool;
a plurality of coupons representing a plurality of simulated workpieces;
assembly position and orientation data for the plurality of simulated workpieces arranged into a simulated structure; and
a housing holding logic comprising a memory storing machine-readable instructions and a processor for executing the instructions to;
generate a simulated environment in which the plurality of simulated workpieces are arranged according to the position and orientation data;
define a plurality of weld paths for a training exercise, wherein the weld paths are defined by the arrangement of the simulated workpieces;
track a plurality of traversals of the mock welding tool corresponding to the plurality of weld paths; and
display the simulated environment, a plurality of simulated welds resulting from the plurality of traversals, and the simulated structure formed by the simulated plurality of simulated welds combined with the arrangement of the simulated workpieces.
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Abstract
A welding simulator which facilitates simulated welding training on a complex structure. The simulator may receive CAD or actual measurement data for components forming the structure and use the data to generate digital models of the components for display or analysis activities. The simulator may enable simulated testing of the complex structure and calculate performance measures using the results of the simulated testing. The simulator may allow a user to repeat a simulated weld until a desired score is achieved and store data collected during the simulated weld for later use.
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1. A welding simulator comprising:
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a display; a mock welding tool; a plurality of coupons representing a plurality of simulated workpieces; assembly position and orientation data for the plurality of simulated workpieces arranged into a simulated structure; and a housing holding logic comprising a memory storing machine-readable instructions and a processor for executing the instructions to; generate a simulated environment in which the plurality of simulated workpieces are arranged according to the position and orientation data; define a plurality of weld paths for a training exercise, wherein the weld paths are defined by the arrangement of the simulated workpieces; track a plurality of traversals of the mock welding tool corresponding to the plurality of weld paths; and display the simulated environment, a plurality of simulated welds resulting from the plurality of traversals, and the simulated structure formed by the simulated plurality of simulated welds combined with the arrangement of the simulated workpieces. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A welding training system comprising:
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a display configured to project images into the field of view of a user; a welding tool; a workpiece; and a housing holding logic comprising a memory storing machine-readable instructions and a processor for executing the instructions to; define a weld path using the workpiece; select an area of the weld path; generate a graphic that provides information regarding the area to the user; and display the graphic in a manner that overlays the graphic within the area in the user'"'"'s field of view. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A welding training system comprising:
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a display; a welding tool; assembly position and orientation data for the plurality of simulated workpieces arranged into a simulated structure; and a housing holding logic comprising a memory storing machine-readable instructions and a processor for executing the instructions to; generate a simulated environment in which the plurality of simulated workpieces are arranged according to the position and orientation data and a weld path for a weld is defined by the arrangement of the simulated workpieces; track a plurality of traversals of the mock welding tool corresponding to the plurality of weld paths; display the simulated environment, and an actual weld resulting from the plurality of simulated welds resulting from the plurality of traversals, and the simulated structure; and store data that defines characteristics of the plurality of traversals. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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