US 11,806,814 B2
Welding location and order monitoring in welding systems
William Joshua Becker, Manitowoc, WI (US); Olivia Arreola, Redgranite, WI (US); Pavel Gunia, Huelva (ES); and Pedro Marquinez, Annapolis, MD (US)
Assigned to ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC., Glenview, IL (US); and Seabery North America Inc., Maryland, MD (US)
Filed by ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC., Glenview, IL (US); and Seabery North America, Inc., Annapolis, MD (US)
Filed on Feb. 19, 2019, as Appl. No. 16/279,645.
Prior Publication US 2020/0262009 A1, Aug. 20, 2020
Int. Cl. B23K 31/12 (2006.01); G01M 99/00 (2011.01); G06T 7/292 (2017.01); G05B 19/4063 (2006.01)
CPC B23K 31/125 (2013.01) [G01M 99/005 (2013.01); G05B 19/4063 (2013.01); G06T 7/292 (2017.01); G05B 2219/31455 (2013.01); G05B 2219/34215 (2013.01); G05B 2219/45135 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
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1. A weld system, comprising:
a mock or live welding-type power supply;
a sensor configured to detect sensor data relating to a welding tool;
processing circuitry; and
a machine readable storage device comprising machine readable instructions which, when executed, cause the processing circuitry to:
monitor a welding tool location of the welding tool based on the sensor data, the welding tool being configured to perform one or more welds,
identify a particular weld that should be performed next in an ordered sequence of welds,
identify a target weld location corresponding to the particular weld,
in response to detecting activation of the welding tool, identify the welding tool location based on the sensor data,
set a welding parameter of the mock or live welding-type power supply based on the welding tool location,
determine a performance score of an operator or the one or more welds based on whether the welding tool location corresponds to the target weld location, and
provide an output based on the performance score, wherein the sensor comprises a camera, or the output is provided via a display screen.