VACUUM CLEANER WITH FUZZY LOGIC CONTROL

Abstract:

The vacuum cleaner with fuzzy control includes a detector to detect the state of dust suction, such as the amount
of dust, the type of dust or the type of surface of the cleaned floor. The fuzzy inference section reacting to dust
suction conditions determines the appropriate suction power and controls the suction power of the vacuum
cleaner using fuzzy inference.

Keywords:

Fuzzy logic controller, Smart Vacuum Cleaner, fuzzy inference, Motor Speed Control, sucking force

Introduction:
Description Of The Prior Art
A vacuum cleaner is known, the suction power of which is adjusted to approximately four
levels according to the detected amount of dust. There is another type of vacuum cleaner, the
suction power of which is adjusted to some extent by the condition of the floor surface, such
as the type, for example, wooden floor or straw mat, and the length of the pile of the carpet.
However, it only differentiates the floor surface by about three degrees.
In the above prior art, there is the following problem:
The amount of dust on the floor and the condition of the floor cannot be distinguished into
three or four degrees, but they are constantly changing. So the suction power should be set to
many levels. However, in the above-mentioned state of the art, the suction power cannot be
optimally adjusted by the amount of dust and the condition of the floor.
The present invention has been developed to eliminate the above described disadvantages
associated with a conventional air cleaner whose suction power is controlled

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FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram of an embodiment of the invention of the vacuum
cleaner with fuzzy control

Description:
 A dust signal from dust sensor 1 is sent to a dust amount detection section 2, a dust
amount change rate calculating section 3, and to a dust kind detection section 4.
 The dust amount detection section 2 detects an amount of dust by counting dust
particles sucked for a given interval.
 The dust amount change rate calculating section 3 calculates a rate of change of the
amount of dust for a predetermined interval.
 The dust kind detection section 4 detects a kind of dust sucked, by measuring an
interval needed for a dust particle passing through the light path of the dust sensor
 Outputs of the dust amount detection section 2, the dust amount change rate
calculating section 3, and a dust kind detection section 4 are sent to a fuzzy inference
section 5.
 The fuzzy inference section 5 determines a sucking force of the fan motor 7 and a
rotational speed of the motor 19 provided in the floor nozzle 8 by outputs of the dust
amount detection section 2, the dust amount change rate calculation section 3, and
dust kind detection section 4 through fuzzy inference.
 The fuzzy inference section 5 produces a fan motor control signal and a floor nozzle
control signal by the inference.
 A power control section 6 drives the fan motor 7 and the floor nozzle 8 by the fan
motor control signal and the floor nozzle control signal.