Method and system for setting parameters of a treatment cycle

A method for setting parameters of a treatment cycle in a household appliance and running the treatment cycle on the household appliance, the method comprising:

• obtaining, via a data-processing device, a model establishing a relationship between different sets of reference configuration parameters of treatment cycles and values of achievable treatment performance;
• setting, via the data-processing device, a target treatment performance for the treatment cycle;
• obtaining, via the data-processing device, fixed values for a subset of the reference configuration parameters of the treatment cycle, the subset of the reference configuration parameters comprising at most all of the reference configuration parameters but at least one remaining reference configuration parameter from all of the reference configuration parameters;
• determining, via the data-processing device, a value for the at least one remaining reference configuration parameter for which a difference between the target treatment performance and a predicted achievable treatment performance is below a predetermined threshold, the predicted achievable treatment performance being predicted by the model using the determined value for the at least one remaining reference configuration parameter;
• outputting, via the data-processing device, the parameters of the treatment cycle to the household appliance, the parameters of the treatment cycle being usable as setting parameters of the treatment cycle in the household appliance, the setting parameters of the treatment cycle comprising the determined value for the at least one remaining reference configuration parameter, and the fixed values for the subset of the reference configuration parameters;
• and
• running, via the data-processing device, the treatment cycle on the household appliance using the setting parameters of the treatment cycle,
• wherein:
• the model is in the form of a multidimensional function having at least four variables as inputs, the function comprising at least one term that is a multiplication product of a plurality of variables selected from the at least four variables;
• and
• the at least four variables as inputs are selected from among:
• a load of items introduced inside the household appliance;
• a temperature inside a treatment chamber of the household appliance;
• a number of turns per second of a rotating element of the household appliance;
• a value of a water hardness of water used by the household appliance during the treatment cycle;
• a value of dirtiness of soilings on items to be treated;
• a duration of the treatment cycle;
• and
• an amount of a type of cleaning agent.