Determining the mass and angular position of the unbalanced load in horizontal washing machines

Ahmet Yörükoǧlu*, Erdinç Altuǧ

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Horizontal washing machines use significantly less water and energy as opposed to conventional machines. Unbalanced load in washing machines limit the performance, and therefore accurate estimation of unbalanced loads, including their magnitudes and locations in washing drum, is required. In this paper, we propose an approach to evaluate the angular position and mass of the unbalanced load. A simulation model of the system was developed and various experiments were performed. The proposed algorithms and the developed experimental system can estimate the angular position of the unbalance load with maximum %3 error. The research on unbalanced load increase the performance of the washing machine and in addition to this, this research can be used to eliminate unbalanced load in future studies.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2009 IEEE/ASME International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics, AIM 2009
Pages118-123
Number of pages6
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2009
Event2009 IEEE/ASME International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics, AIM 2009 - Singapore, Singapore
Duration: 14 Jul 200917 Jul 2009

Publication series

NameIEEE/ASME International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics, AIM

Conference

Conference2009 IEEE/ASME International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics, AIM 2009
Country/TerritorySingapore
CitySingapore
Period14/07/0917/07/09

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