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Armband based systems and methods for controlling welding equipment using gestures and like motions

A technology for welding systems, gestures, applied in armband-based systems and fields for controlling welding equipment using gestures and similar motions, capable of solving difficult welding monitoring and maintenance problems

Inactive Publication Date: 2018-01-26
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC
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However, welding monitoring and maintaining these important parameters throughout the welding process is often difficult even for experienced welding operators

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[0015] figure 1 An exemplary arc welding system according to aspects of the present disclosure is shown. refer to figure 1 , shows an exemplary welding system 10 in which an operator 18 wears welding headgear 20 and welds a workpiece 24 using a welding torch 504 to which power is delivered by device 12 through conduit 14, and welding monitoring equipment 28 may be used to monitor the welding operate. Apparatus 12 may include a power source, an optional source of inert shielding gas, and a wire feeder that automatically provides welding wire / filler material.

[0016] figure 1 The welding system 10 can be configured to form the weld joint 512 by any known technique, including electric welding techniques such as gas metal arc welding (i.e., electrode welding), metal inert gas welding (MIG), tungsten inert gas welding ( TIG) and resistance welding.

[0017] Alternatively, in any embodiment, the welding device 12 may be a consumable or non-consumable electrode 16 to the weldin...

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The invention relates to armband based systems and methods for controlling welding equipment using gestures and like motions. Portable, wearable or integrate-able devices may be used in detecting gestures or motions by operators of welding systems, and performing actions based thereon. The detection may be performed using sensors (e.g., MEMS or muscle sensors), which generate sensory data. The detected gestures or motions may be processed and translated into corresponding actions or commands, which may be handled directly or communicated to other devices in the welding systems. The actions orcommands may comprise welding actions / commands, which are configured for controlling a particular component used during welding operations, and / or gesture-related actions / commands, which are configured for controlling gesture-related components and / or operations. Feedback is provided to the operator, such as to acknowledge or validate detection of the gestures, to identify the corresponding actionor command, and to complete the identified action or command. The feedback may be non-visual feedback, such as haptic or audio feedback.

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[0001] priority claim [0002] This application claims priority to U.S. Patent Application Serial No. 14 / 659,853, filed March 17, 2015, and is a continuation-in-part of U.S. Patent Application Serial No. 14 / 502,599, filed September 30, 2014 ( CIP) and claim priority to that application. The entire content of the above-mentioned application is incorporated herein by reference. Background technique [0003] Welding is a process that is increasingly practiced in all industries. Welding can be done automatically or manually. In particular, welding may be automated in some cases, but manual welding operations (eg, welding by a welding operator using a welding torch or torch) still have widespread use. In either mode (automatic or manual), the success of the welding operation depends heavily on the correct use of the welding equipment, for example, the success of manual welding depends on the correct use of the welding gun or torch by the welding operator. For example, incorrect...

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IPC IPC(8): B23K9/095B23K9/10G06F1/16G06F3/01
CPCB23K9/0956B23K9/1087G06F1/163G06F1/1694G06F3/016G06F3/017
Inventor 托德·杰拉尔德·巴茨勒罗伯特·亚瑟·巴茨勒
Owner ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC
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