Interchangeable Torches &
TIG Filler Rod
The welding torches for the different types of welding included in the simulator (SMAW, GMAW, GTAW, FCAW-G and FCAW-5) are interchangeable, with a USB 3.0 connection system integrated in the base of the welding hose.
This means the torch exchange is carried out in a few seconds and the torches that are not in use can be placed and protected on the work table thanks to their custom fittings.
Within each torch is an integrated micro joystick that allows, through its different directions of pulsation, interaction with the system intuitively without the need to ever remove the welding mask.
Furthermore, the system includes a custom piece that allows the user to handle the TIG filler rod in the simulation.
Audiovisual
System
WeldTrainer integrates within the welding mask a highly realistic image which can be adjusted in brightness by the user.
Optionally the stereoscopic 3D image can be depth adjusted thereby providing real depth visualisation.
The mask includes a system of over ear cushioned loudspeakers, with volume control and noiseisolation which delivers crystal clear sound integrity
with perfect pitch highs and a thundering base.
Sensors
System
WeldTrainer is built and designed based on magnetic technology which allows the system to control with millimetre precision the position and orientation of the sensors placed inside the welding tools. This means the system provides an accurate simulation of precision welding.
Unlike other systems based on augmented reality (where two-dimensional work is done from the image capture made by a camera with low precision,
high latency, forced need for line of sight between camera and objects, large restrictions and no origin of coordinates), the motion tracking system of WeldTrainer allows a total three-dimensional
control of the welding tools providing at all times exact spatial data with origin of coordinates, without any possible interruption in the flow and with non-existent latency.
As a consequence of this tracking precision the relationship between the welding tools and the actual welding parts in the work area is always
accurate and never requires any calibration.
This system also allows all simulation in the WeldTrainer to be 100% determined by the actions of the user without predetermined or approximate behaviours or results, without any limitation, restriction or dependence on external factors that can frequently interrupt the accuracy and real usefulness of the simulation.
The accuracy of the system ensures that the development and improvement of muscle memory, essential to correctly perform welding work, is transferrable to welding in the real world.
Main Unit
WeldTrainer integrates an infrared system which allows users to position the welding mask in the space and thus to determine the view in the simulations by its position and orientation.
The WeldTrainer main unit contains all necessary computer hardware and includes Ethernet network port, Wi-Fi adapter, external USB connections, ventilation system, speaker system and a handle for transportation.
Vibration Engines /
Haptic Error Notification
WeldTrainer integrates vibration engines controlled by the electronics of the equipment that reports errors to the user through a haptic system based on different patterns of vibration in real time during the execution of the welds.
By means of this hardware functionality, the system is capable of correcting user errors instantaneously.
Infra Red
System
WeldTrainer integrates an infrared system which allows users to position the welding mask in the space and thus to determine the view in the simulations by its position and orientation.
The welding mask integrates infrared light which allows the system to position and orient the virtual camera in the simulation in relation to the user.
Instructor Position
Each WeldTrainer includes a portable computer that works as instructor position.
The connection of the portable computer to the Weldtrainer is performed by Ethernet, and permits several units of Weldtrainer to connect to the same instructor position.