ELECTRONICS, IT AND TELECOMMS,SOCIAL AND ECONOMICS CONCERNS
Innovative and Educational Realistic Welding Trainer Simulator
Abstract
A Spanish Technology Based Enterprise has
developed an innovative, safe, environmentally
friendly and easy-to-use advanced tool to
improve the welding training procedures of
types: Shield, Gas and Gas Tungsten Arc
Welding. This hardware & software system
(including Augmented Reality) generates very
realistic welding conditions and scenarios
(welding pool, beam, smoke, sparks, filler
material cooling, etc). Commercial agreements
with technical assistance or technical
cooperation are sought.
Technology Offer
(11 ES 27F4 3MOB)
students for learning the necessary welding skills and
practice safely as many times as they wish without
any physical risk and without emitting damaging
gases for the environment.
Also it will have enhanced and very realistic weldinglike graphics that will show the welding pool, beam,
smoke, sparks, filler material cooling, heat-affected
zone, as in the real welding.
It will also show the different types of welding defects
so the student will see them and learn why has any of
them been caused: cracks, distortion, gas inclusions
(porosity), non-metallic inclusions, lack of fusion,
incomplete penetration, and undercutting.
Description
A Southern Spanish
Technology Based
Enterprise has developed
an innovative solution
consisting of a hardware &
software system capable
to simulate the
real welding procedure of types SMAW (Shielded
Metal Arc Welding), GMAW (Gas Metal Arc Welding)
and GTAW (Gas Tungsten Arc Welding).
Currently, there is a general demand of qualified
welders almost in any country of the world.
Governments (ministry of education, labor, industry),
Universities and training institutions are trying to
improve their welding training models to attend
industry demands for qualified welders.
This system is composed by Master-computer
software network-connected to the required number
of Students-simulators, setting up a Virtual Classroom
where the teacher can control every student
individually from his own remote computer, design
and evaluate exercises, and generate list boxes.
The solution developed uses the Augmented Reality
Technology to generate real scenarios so the student
will weld on a real work piece and see the results by
computer-generated sensory input through the helmet
(welding mask) mounted displays. All of this will
create a real-world welding environment (not virtual
as other devices do) and improve learning.
Virtual computer-generated graphics over real-world
environments will provide the best conditions to the
The system also incorporates up to six different real
work pieces (with international standard measures)
geometrically prepared in different ways (types of
weld joints as butt joint, lap joint, corner joint, edge
joint and T-joint) and also pipe welding.
Artificial Vision is another of the technologies
incorporated in this training tool. The system knows
exactly the work piece position and it activates the
parameters that should act as it will happen in real
welding, so in the same welding exercise it will work
in a different way depending on the work piece
position (horizontal, vertical, 45º etc.).
Innovations and advantages of the offer
Innovation:
a) Augmented Reality: The most realistic training
experience (competitors work in virtual reality) and the
most attractive learning experience for students. They
learn playing.
b) Classroom training system. Network connected
through a server.
c) Equipped with a student evaluation system that
greatly facilitates the teacher labor.
c) New features, materials and welding scenarios can
be incorporated easily and automatically just by
downloading software releases without purchasing
any new device.
d) Remote maintenance and updates (new materials,
etc.), through Internet, connecting automatically with a
Service Center, applicable to system improvements
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ELECTRONICS, IT AND TELECOMMS,SOCIAL AND ECONOMICS CONCERNS
Innovative and Educational Realistic Welding Trainer Simulator
Technology Offer
(11 ES 27F4 3MOB)
and new functionalities ordered by each user.
e) Teacher software that allows him to connect from
anywhere, manage and monitor their welding
courses, students, customize exercises, evaluate and
correct students using a video functionality.
Valid until: 29/10/2013
Advantages:
For further information (including IPR status)
please contact:
EDA ÇIG
a) Reduces the cost up to 80% of supplies like work
pieces, electrode sticks, filler rods, gas, flux, repair
and maintenance of real welding equipment damaged
due to initial lack of practical experience.
Phone: +(90 212) 292 21 57/311
Fax: +(90 212) 249 50 07
Email: ecig@iso.org.tr
b) The use of technology and virtual environments
make learning process more attractive and helps
encouraging women to incorporate into traditionally
male industries.
c) Students need less real workshop time, reducing
the emission of harmful gases to the environment
subsequently.
d) It avoids physical risks for low skilled students:
burns, gas poisoning, eye damage, etc. First steps
are taken in a safe way.
e) It does not require a workshop with special training
conditions: large room with cabins, gas extraction
system, welding power supply.
f) Adaptable to specific client needs according to the
different training requirements of clients worldwide.
g) Depending on the students' different learning
maturity, the teacher may plan individualized
exercises, keeping students interest and motivation.
Current and Potential Domain of Application
- Public or private welding training centres.
- Universities, engineering schools and companies
that need to improve their technicians skills.
- Metal or building companies to simulate weldings.
- Other applications of the technology are under
development: Health, Tourism...
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