System and method of exporting or using welding sequencer data for external systems

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11072034-B2
Application number	US-201313803032-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 14, 2013
Priority date	Dec 20, 2006
Publication date	Jul 27, 2021
Grant date	Jul 27, 2021

Abstract

The invention described herein generally pertains to a system and method for collecting one or more welding parameters in real time during creation of one or more welds using a welding sequence. The one or more welding parameters can be associated with a particular welding sequence. Moreover, based on the one or more welding parameters collected, a modeled welding parameter can be generated to increase quality, efficiency, and the like. A collection component collects real time welding parameter data from which a quality manager component creates a modeled welding parameter. The modeled welding parameter can be employed for the welding sequence to monitor or track the welding parameter during a subsequent weld.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A welder system, comprising:
a processor; and
a non-transitory computer readable medium storing instructions for the processor to execute, the instructions comprising:
a quality manager component that is configured to receive at least two measurements of a welding parameter associated with a weld, automatically create a welding parameter model based on statistical analysis of the at least two measurements of the welding parameter, wherein the welding parameter model comprises a target value for the welding parameter, and automatically implement the welding parameter model for use during a welding sequence;
a welding job sequencer component that is configured to employ the welding sequence for a welding work cell to perform at least a first weld and a second weld, wherein the welding sequence defines at least:
a first weld schedule having a first welding parameter;
a second weld schedule having a second welding parameter, wherein the second welding parameter is different from the first welding parameter; and
a quality assurance collection of the first welding parameter;

wherein the collected first welding parameter is evaluated based on the welding parameter model; and

the welder system configured to employ the welding sequence for the welding work cell to perform welds to assemble a workpiece by automatically adjusting a setting on a welding equipment within the welding work cell.

2. The welder system of claim 1 , wherein the welding parameter model is based on an average measurement of the welding parameter.

3. The welder system of claim 1 , wherein the welding parameter model is a defined range of values based on the measurements of the welding parameter.

4. The welder system of claim 1 , wherein the welding parameter model includes a threshold tolerance based on the measurements of the welding parameter.

5. The welder system of claim 1 , further comprising a collection component that is configured to collect the welding parameter in real time.

6. The welder system of claim 1 , wherein the quality manager component is further configured to collect the welding parameter in real time.

7. The welder system of claim 6 , further comprising a guide component that is configured to collect a portion of media captured during creation of the welding parameter model during at least one of the first weld or the second weld.

8. The welder system of claim 7 , wherein the guide component displays the portion of media on an equipment of an operator as at least one of a video, a portion of audio, a 3 dimensional (3D) image, a hologram, or an image.

9. A welder system, comprising:
means for executing computer readable instructions; and
means for storing the computer readable instructions, the instructions comprising:
automatically creating a welding parameter model based on statistical analysis of at least two measurements of a welding parameter, wherein the welding parameter model comprises a target value for the welding parameter;
automatically implementing the welding parameter model for use during a welding sequence;
employing the welding sequence for a welding work cell to perform at least a first weld and a second weld, wherein the welding sequence defines at least:
a first weld schedule having a first welding parameter;
a second weld schedule having a second welding parameter, wherein the second welding parameter is different from the first welding parameter; and
a quality assurance collection of the first welding parameter;

wherein the collected first welding parameter is evaluated based on the welding parameter model;

means for employing the welding sequence for the welding work cell to perform at least the first weld and the second weld by automatically adjusting a setting on a welding equipment within the welding work cell.

10. The welder system of claim 5 , wherein the collection component is configured to collect the welding parameter during at least one of a training session, a virtual welding session, a welding simulation, and a model welding session.

11. The welder system of claim 1 , wherein the welding parameter model is based on a standard deviation of the at least two measurements of the welding parameter.

12. The welder system of claim 1 , wherein the welding parameter model is different than the at least two measurements of the welding parameter.

13. The welder system of claim 1 , wherein the at least two measurements of the welding parameter are collected in a first welding environment and the welding parameter model based on the at least two measurements collected in the first welding environment is used in a second welding environment different than the first welding environment.

14. The welder system of claim 1 , wherein the welding parameter comprises at least one of a parameter for a weld, a weld schedule parameter, a welding tool position, an operator movement, a welding equipment position or location, an operator position or location, an operator body part position or location, a welding equipment configuration, a welder setup, a weld creation time, a fixture location, or a welding tool speed.

15. The welder system of claim 5 , wherein the collection component associates the welding parameter model to the welding sequence and at least one of the first weld or the second weld.

16. The welder system of claim 1 , wherein the welding sequence further comprises an alert notification based on the evaluation of the collected welding parameter.

17. The welder system of claim 1 , wherein the welding sequence is automatically created or edited to include a timing of the quality assurance collection based on the evaluation of the collected welding parameter.

18. The welder system of claim 1 , wherein the welding job sequencer component automatically implements a repeat function into the welding sequence based on the evaluation of the collected first welding parameter, wherein the repeat function instructs an operator to repeat at least one of the first weld and the second weld.

19. The welder system of claim 1 , wherein the welding job sequencer component automatically implements a repair function into the welding sequence based on the evaluation of the collected first welding parameter, wherein the repair function instructs an operator to repair at least one of the first weld and the second weld.

20. The welder system of claim 1 , wherein the welding job sequencer component automatically implements an enter job information function into the welding sequence based on the evaluation of the collected first welding parameter, wherein the enter job information function instructs an operator to enter information regarding at least one of the first weld and the second weld before the welding sequence continues.

Assignees

• Lincoln Global Inc

Inventors

• Daniel Joseph A
• Enyedy Edward
• Hearn James

Classifications

• G05B19/4183 Primary

  characterised by data acquisition, e.g. workpiece identification · CPC title

• G05B2219/35529

  Monitoring current machining, store information in database as a new working case · CPC title

• Y02P90/02

  Total factory control, e.g. smart factories, flexible manufacturing systems [FMS] or integrated manufacturing systems [IMS] · CPC title

• G05B2219/35528

  Create machining conditions database by analyzing actual machining nc program · CPC title

• B23K9/0953 Primary

  using computing means · CPC title