Patent ID: 9666100
Date: 2017-05-30
CPC Classifications: B23K,G09B

Claim:
1. A welding training system comprising: a computer configured to execute a welding training software; a calibration device communicatively coupled to the computer, wherein the calibration device comprises a trigger configured to receive an operator input prior to a simulated weld or a live weld; and a sensor communicatively coupled to the computer and configured to sense a position of the calibration device, an orientation of the calibration device, or some combination thereof, when the trigger receives the operator input prior to the simulated weld or the live weld, and to provide calibration data to the welding training software to calibrate a first location of the calibration device with respect to a welding surface when the trigger receives the operator input prior to the simulated weld or the live weld, wherein the calibration data comprises the position of the calibration device, the orientation of the calibration device, or some combination thereof.