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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 17, 2021
Filed:
Jun. 13, 2014
Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview, IL (US);
Jyi-Jiin Luo, Morton Grove, IL (US);
Christopher J. Nelli, Schaumburg, IL (US);
Todd Earl Holverson, Appleton, WI (US);
Andrew Patrick Mulroy, Houston, TX (US);
Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview, IL (US);
Abstract
A system and method for determining weld travel speed. In one example, a welding system includes one or more sensors configured to provide a first indication correspond to a welding arc at a first time and to provide a second indication correspond to the welding arc at a second time. The welding system also includes processing circuitry configured to receive the first indication, to receive the second indication, and to determine a weld travel speed based on a weld length of the workpiece and a difference between the first and second times.