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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 14, 2021
Filed:
May. 23, 2019
Sri International, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Kawada Technologies, Inc., Tokyo, JP;
David Berends, Skillman, NJ (US);
Naohiko Fuse, Ryugasaki, JP;
Atsushi Homma, Suita, JP;
Noriyuki Kanehira, Utsunomiya, JP;
Tadahisa Tsuyama, Sakaide, JP;
Michael Piacentino, Robbinsville, NJ (US);
Gooitzen van der Wal, Hopewell, NJ (US);
Chiharu Yamaoka, Utsunomiya, JP;
David Zhang, Belle Mead, NJ (US);
SRI International, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Abstract
A method, apparatus and system for enhanced welding visualization include splitting incoming light from the welding environment into at least a first optical path and a second optical path having different light levels using at least one beam splitter. Images of the split light having different light levels are captured using a respective imaging sensor. The images from the respective imaging sensors are fused to create a left-eye fused image and a right-eye fused image. The left-eye fused image is displayed on a display at a location of a left eye of a user and the right-eye fused image is displayed on a display at a location of a right eye of the user to provide a parallax-free, high dynamic range, representation of the welding environment.