US 11,721,231 B2
Weld training simulations using mobile devices, modular workpieces, and simulated welding equipment
William Joshua Becker, Manitowoc, WI (US); Olivia Arreola, Appleton, WI (US); Mitchell James Muske, Neenah, WI (US); Beatriz Rodriguez Zalvide, Huelva (ES); Jose Miguel Escobar Garrido, Huelva (ES); and Pedro Gerardo Marquinez Torrecilla, Severna Park, MD (US)
Assigned to ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC., Glenview, IL (US); and SEABERY NORTH AMERICA, INC., Annapolis, MD (US)
Filed by Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview, IL (US); and Seabery North America, Inc., Annapolis, MD (US)
Filed on Nov. 24, 2020, as Appl. No. 17/103,305.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/940,095, filed on Nov. 25, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2021/0158716 A1, May 27, 2021
Int. Cl. G09B 19/24 (2006.01); G09B 9/00 (2006.01); G09B 5/02 (2006.01); B23K 9/095 (2006.01)
CPC G09B 9/00 (2013.01) [B23K 9/0953 (2013.01); G09B 5/02 (2013.01); G09B 19/24 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
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1. A weld training system, comprising:
a mobile electronic device configured to conduct a welding simulation, the mobile electronic device comprising:
a camera;
processing circuitry; and
memory circuitry comprising machine readable instructions which, when executed by the processing circuitry, cause the processing circuitry to:
capture an image of a marker via the camera,
determine a user characteristic based on a clarity of the marker in the image captured by the camera,
determine an operational orientation of the mobile electronic device for conducting the welding simulation based on the user characteristic,
determine a current orientation of the mobile electronic device, and
output a notification indicative of whether the operational orientation is different than the current orientation of the mobile electronic device.