Image-based motion characterization system for a mobile device
First Claim
1. A method implemented on a mobile device providing a motion characterizing functionality, said method comprising:
- acquiring video data of at least one rotating welding element via a video camera of said mobile device, wherein said at least one rotating welding element includes at least one of a drive system in a cabinet, a roller of a wielding wire straightener, a roller of a wielding carriage or tractor, a spool of wielding wire, and welding workpiece;
tracking at least one feature of the rotation welding element over multiple frames of the video data;
processing said video data within said mobile device to determine a rate of rotation of the at least one rotating welding element based on said tracking; and
displaying an indication of said rate of rotation on a display of said mobile device.
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Abstract
Mobile devices and methods to facilitate the motion characterization of a welding element. A mobile device is used to capture video of a rotating welding element and the video is processed by a software application residing on the mobile device to determine a rate of rotation of the rotating welding element. The software application may perform further processing to determine a linear rate of motion as derived from the determined rate of rotation. The rate of rotation and/or the linear rate of motion may be displayed to a user of the mobile device on a display screen of the mobile device. Such methods may aid a user in calibrating a piece of welding equipment.
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1. A method implemented on a mobile device providing a motion characterizing functionality, said method comprising:
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acquiring video data of at least one rotating welding element via a video camera of said mobile device, wherein said at least one rotating welding element includes at least one of a drive system in a cabinet, a roller of a wielding wire straightener, a roller of a wielding carriage or tractor, a spool of wielding wire, and welding workpiece; tracking at least one feature of the rotation welding element over multiple frames of the video data; processing said video data within said mobile device to determine a rate of rotation of the at least one rotating welding element based on said tracking; and displaying an indication of said rate of rotation on a display of said mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A mobile device providing a motion characterizing functionally, said mobile device comprising:
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a video camera operatively configured to acquire video data of at least one rotating welding element, wherein said at least one rotating welding element includes at least one of a drive roller of a welding wire feeder, a drive roller of a welding gun, a drive roller of a drive system in a cabinet, a roller of a welding wire straightener, a roller of a welding carriage or tractor, a spool of welding wire, and a welding workpiece; a processing element; a software application configured to operate on said processing element for tracking at least one figure of the rotating welding element over multiple frames of the video data, and for processing said video data to determine a rate of rotation of the at least one rotating welding element based on said tracking; a display screen operatively configured to display information produced by said software application as said software application operates on said processing element; and a user interface operatively configured to allow a user of said mobile device to input information to said mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions recorded thereon, said computer-executable instructions capable of being executed by a processing element of a mobile device and providing a motion characterization functionality on the mobile device, said instruction comprising:
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instructions for acquiring video data of at least one rotating welding element via a video camera of said mobile device, wherein said at least one rotating welding element includes at least one of a drive roller of a welding wire feeder, a drive roller of a welding gun, a drive roller of a drive system in a cabinet, a roller of a welding wire straightener, a roller of a welding a carriage or tractor, a spool of welding wire, and a welding workpiece; instructions for tracking at least one feature of the rotating welding element over multiple frames of the video data; instructions for processing said video data within said mobile device to determine a rate of rotation of said at least one rotating welding element based on said tracking; and instructions for displaying an indication of said rate of rotation on a display of said mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45)
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