Systems and methods using image recognition processes for improved operation of a laundry appliance

A method of operating a washing machine appliance, the washing machine appliance comprising a cabinet, a wash tub, and a wash basket, the wash tub being mounted within the cabinet, and the wash basket being rotatably mounted within a wash tub and defining a wash chamber configured for receiving a load of clothes, the method comprising:

• obtaining one or more images of the washing machine appliance from a camera assembly of a remote device spaced apart from the cabinet, obtaining one or more images comprising receiving a video signal from the camera assembly;
• presenting a real-time feed of the camera assembly at the remote device according to the received video signal;
• detecting a fiducial reference on a front portion of the washing machine appliance within the one or more images;
• comparing the detected fiducial reference to a two-dimensional reference shape in an obtained image of the one or more images;
• overlaying the two-dimensional reference shape over the real-time feed;
• determining a set camera angle for the camera assembly is met based on the comparison in the obtained image;
• analyzing the obtained image using a machine learning image recognition process to estimate a load attribute of a load of clothes within the washing machine appliance based on the analysis,
• the load attribute comprising at least one of a fabric type, a load color, or a load size;
• and
• directing a wash cycle such that the wash cycle is performed within the washing machine appliance based on the estimated load attribute.