Loading patent…
AssigneeHaier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
InventorKhalid Jamal Mashal
Estimating the term…
A method of operating a washing appliance includes obtaining images of a wash chamber using a camera assembly operating at a frame rate equivalent to the basket speed. The one or more images are analyzed, e.g., using a machine learning image recognition process, to determine a cloth coverage ratio of the load of clothes in the wash basket. The cloth coverage ratio is compared to a predetermined coverage threshold for reducing out of balance conditions. Specifically, if the cloth coverage area is greater than the threshold, the wash basket may be ramped up to a hold or plaster speed. By contrast, if the cloth coverage area is less than the threshold, the basket speed may be maintained or lowered to permit the clothes to redistribute before ramping to the hold or plaster speed.
A washing machine appliance comprising:
A method of operating a washing appliance, the washing appliance comprising a wash basket rotatably mounted within a wash tub and defining a wash chamber configured for receiving a load of clothes, a motor assembly operably coupled to the wash basket for selectively rotating the wash basket, and a camera assembly mounted within the cabinet in view of the wash chamber, the method comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.