WELDING SYSTEM, METHOD AND RETRO-FIT KIT WITH ORIENTATION SENSING SYSTEM FOR GRAVITY-BASED WELD ORIENTATION DETERMINATION

摘要

A welding system includes an orientation sensing system associated with a welding torch and is configured to sense a welding torch orientation relative to a direction of gravity. The welding system also includes a processing system communicatively couple to the orientation sensing system and configured to determine an angular position of the welding torch relative to a pipe based at least in part on the sense welding torch orientation.