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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 04, 2025
Filed:
Jun. 03, 2021
Dyson Technology Limited, Wiltshire, GB;
Massimo Camplani, Bristol, GB;
Andrew Collingwood Watson, Gloucester, GB;
David Alan Millington, Swindon, GB;
Nathan Lawson Mclean, Bristol, GB;
Dyson Technology Limited, Malmesbury, GB;
Abstract
A vacuum cleaner includes: a vacuum motor; a first sensor configured to generate first sensor signals based on sensed motion and orientation of the vacuum cleaner; a cleaner head comprising an agitator; one or more diagnostic sensors configured to generate second sensor signals based on sensed parameters of the cleaner head; and a controller configured to: process the generated first and second sensor signals to determine a type of surface on which the vacuum cleaner is being operated; and control the power of the vacuum motor in dependence on the determined type of surface.