Method and arrangement for computer-assisted determination of clusters for the recognition of foaming in a washing machine as well as method and arrangement for recognizing foaming in a washing machine
AssigneeSiemens Aktiengesellschaft
InventorsJuergen Hollatz, Thomas Runkler
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Abstract
A method and arrangement for computer-assisted determination of clusters recognizes foaming in a washing machine. The following quantities are measured during a washing process in the washing machine; a pressure in the washing machine, a temperature in the washing machine, and an amount of water in the washing machine. Application vectors are formed from the measured quantities, and fuzzy affiliation values for predetermined clusters are identified for the application vectors. A foam formation is recognized based on the fuzzy affiliation values.
Claims18
A method for computer-assisted determination of clusters for recognizing foam formation in a washing machine, comprising the steps of:
- measuring a set of quantities during a washing process, the set of quantities having at least the quantities of a pressure in the washing machine, a temperature in the washing machine, an amount of water in the washing machine;
- forming training data vectors from the measured quantities;
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- identifying, dependent on the training data vectors, clusters which indicate if a foam formation is to be anticipated for a set of measured quantities.
A method for recognizing foam formation in a washing machine, comprising the steps of:
- measuring a set of quantities during a washing process, the set of quantities having at least the quantities of a pressure in the washing machine, a temperature in the washing machine, an amount of water in the washing machine;
- forming application vectors from the measured quantities;
- determining for the application vectors fuzzy affiliation values of the application vectors for predetermined clusters;
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- recognizing a foam formation as a function of the fuzzy affiliation values.
An arrangement for determining clusters for recognizing foam formation in a washing machine, comprising:
- a washing machine having a processor and the processor being configured such that during a washing process a pressure in the washing machine is measured, a temperature in the washing machine is measured, an amount of water in the washing machine is measured, the measured pressure, temperature and amount of water being measured quantities;
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- the processor also being configured such that training data vectors are formed from the measured quantities, and dependent on the training data vectors, clusters are identified that indicated if a foam formation is to be anticipated for a set of measured quantities.
An arrangement for recognizing foam formation in a washing machine, comprising:
- a processor that is configured such that the following quantities are measured during a washing process;
- a pressure in the washing machine, a temperature in the washing machine, an amount of water in the washing machine;
- the process also being configured such that application vectors are formed from the measured quantity;
- the processor also being configured such that fuzzy affiliation values of the application vectors for predetermined clusters are determined for the application vectors;
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- the processor also being configured such that a foam formation is recognized dependent on the fuzzy affiliation values.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.