Virtual welding system
First Claim
1. A virtual welding system, comprising:
- a programmable processor based subsystem;
a spatial tracker operatively connected to the programmable processor based subsystem;
a mock welding tool capable of being spatially tracked by the spatial tracker, the mock welding tool includes,two or more adapters, wherein each adapter emulates the real-world appearance of a particular weld type; and
a base that is removably coupled to each of the two or more adapters, said base comprising one or more sensors to determine spatial location relative to said spatial tracker; and
further whereineach of said two or more adapters interfacing with said base, andsaid programmable processor based subsystem executing an appropriate instruction set associated with each adapter to render a display on a face-mounted display device commensurate for each of said two or more adapters.
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Abstract
A virtual reality welding process and system is described which includes a programmable processor based subsystem, a spatial tracker operatively connected to the programmable processor based subsystem, a mock welding tool capable of being spatially tracked by the spatial tracker in which the mock welding tool includes two or more adapters. Each adapter emulates the real-world appearance of a particular weld type and interfaces with a base that is removably coupled to each of the two or more adapters. The base has one or more sensors to determine spatial location relative to the spatial tracker. The programmable processor based subsystem executes an appropriate instruction set associated with each adapter to render a display to the user on a face-mounted display device commensurate for each of the two or more adapters.
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22 Claims
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1. A virtual welding system, comprising:
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a programmable processor based subsystem; a spatial tracker operatively connected to the programmable processor based subsystem; a mock welding tool capable of being spatially tracked by the spatial tracker, the mock welding tool includes, two or more adapters, wherein each adapter emulates the real-world appearance of a particular weld type; and a base that is removably coupled to each of the two or more adapters, said base comprising one or more sensors to determine spatial location relative to said spatial tracker; and
further whereineach of said two or more adapters interfacing with said base, and said programmable processor based subsystem executing an appropriate instruction set associated with each adapter to render a display on a face-mounted display device commensurate for each of said two or more adapters. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A mock welding tool used within a virtual welding system, comprising:
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two or more adapters, each adapter emulates the physical characteristics of a particular weld type; and a base which is removably coupled to each of the two or more adapters, the base identifies a real time spatial location of the mock welding tool relative to a datum location, said base comprising one or more sensors to determine spatial location relative to said spatial tracker; and
further whereineach of said two or more adapters interfacing with said base, and a programmable processor based subsystem executing an appropriate instruction set associated with each adapter to render a display on a face-mounted display device commensurate for each of said two or more adapters. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method of using a mock welding tool within a virtual welding system, comprising:
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removably connecting a first adapter to a base, the first adapter is associated with a first weld type; identifying said first adapter to a programmable processor-based subsystem to allow said system to load and execute an appropriate instruction set associated with said first adapter and rendering said instruction set as a display on a face-mounted display device; removing the first adapter from the base; and removably connecting a second adapter to the same base, the second adapter is associated with a second weld type; identifying said second adapter to said programmable processor-based subsystem to allow said system to load and execute an appropriate instruction set associated with said second adapter and rendering said instruction set as a display on a face-mounted display device; wherein the base includes a sensor that determines the spatial location of the mock welding tool relative to a welding coupon, wherein the location of the base is updated in real time to a display. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22)
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