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Polhemus PATRIOT™ used for
Virtual Welding system
"We selected the PATRIOT™ System because of its flexibility, accuracy and price."
-Matthew Wallace, President, VRSim
Background
Welding training has been innovated to new heights with the VRSim, SimWelder™, using the Polhemus PATRIOT™ for its motion tracking capability. VRSim, located in E The welding simulator, SimWelder, provides a real-time, interactive virtual environment that merges
VRSim SimWelder™ System Choosing PATRIOT Upon evaluating motion tracking systems VRSim selected the PATRIOT System because of its flexibility, accuracy, and price. The use of this magnetic tracking system occlusion issues presented by other tracking systems that would have hampered this type of training. In addition, in order to accurately reinforce proper positioning and movement, submillimeter accuracy was needed. The Patriot System achieves that!
VRSim SimWelder™ in Use SimWelder increases return on investment in welding training. SimWelder augments traditional training by accelerating learning, providing more passes, reinforcing kinesthetic awareness, letting students lay down realistic weld beads while reducing material costs, and increasing safety. Motion tracking was vital for this type of training so that students would correctly learn work angle, travel angle, travel speed, bead seam position, and electrode extension/stick out while being immersed in an environment similar to that found in traditional training. By simulating welding, no gas is burned, no metal is consumed, and no waste is created. Students get more passes, instructors get better data, and the company saves money.
“We knew we needed to somehow integrate a motion tracking sensor in the welding torch. Polhemus was great to work with and helped us find the winning solution”. -David Zboray, Operating Manager, VRSim
For more information on VRSim please visit www.VRSim.net.
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