CPC B23K 9/0953 (2013.01) [B23K 9/0956 (2013.01); B23K 31/12 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
1. A welding interface device, comprising:
a user interface device;
a processor; and
a machine readable storage device comprising machine readable instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:
determine, via the user interface device, information describing physical characteristics of a workpiece for a weld to be performed;
based on the physical characteristics, determining at least one of a thermal characteristic of the workpiece, an electrical characteristic of the workpiece, or a chemical characteristic of the workpiece;
determine a boundary condition associated with the workpiece based on the at least one of the thermal characteristic, the electrical characteristic, or the chemical characteristic; and
output a welding process based on the boundary condition.
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