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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 05, 2018
Filed:
Nov. 19, 2015
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Brian P Janke, Saint Joseph, MI (US);
Stephen L. Keres, Stevensville, MI (US);
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Abstract
A method of operating a laundry treating appliance includes controlling rotation of a drum during a cycle of operation by a controller communicably coupled to a motor, sending an excitation signal to a controller that randomly fluctuates an acceleration command to affect acceleration of the motor, determining, by the controller during excitation, one or more inputs sensed from the motor, and estimating with a parameter estimator parameter values of a laundry load in the drum based on the inputs. The cycle of operation can then be adjusted based on the estimated parameter values of the laundry load.