Method for controlling artificial intelligence laundry treatment apparatus

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method for controlling a clothes treating apparatus, the clothes treating apparatus comprising: an outer tub for receiving washing water; an inner tub rotatably disposed in the outer tub and receiving laundry; and a motor for rotating the inner tub. The method for controlling a clothes treating apparatus comprises: a dry clothes amount detection step for detecting the amount of laundry loaded in an inner tub; a water supply step for supplying washing water to an outer tub; a wash step for washing and rinsing the laundry; a wet clothes amount detection step for detecting the moisture content of the laundry after the wash step; and a spin step for removing washing water included in the laundry, wherein, in the spin step, the ending time of the spin step is determined by determining the clothing material of the laundry.

1 . A method for controlling a laundry treating apparatus including an outer tub configured to receive washing water therein, an inner tub rotatably disposed in the outer tub and configured to receive laundry, and a motor configured to rotate the inner tub, the method comprising:
 performing a dry laundry amount sensing operation that includes determining an amount of laundry received in the inner tub;   supplying washing water to the outer tub;   washing and rinsing the laundry;   performing a wet laundry amount sensing operation that includes determining a moisture content of the laundry; and   performing a dehydration operation that includes removing the washing water from the laundry,   wherein the dehydration operation terminates at a termination time, the termination time being determined based on a material of the laundry that is determined in the dehydration operation.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the dehydration operation includes a laundry material sensing operation that includes sensing a material of specific laundry accumulating the washing water in the laundry. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 2 , wherein the laundry material sensing operation is performed based on a rotation speed of the inner tub being increased to a dehydration speed in the dehydration operation. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 2 , wherein the laundry material sensing operation includes determining, based on the determined amount of laundry and the determined moisture content of the laundry, a water content percentage of the laundry. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 4 , wherein determining the water content percentage is based on a reference water content percentage of the amount of laundry. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 5 , wherein a presence of the specific laundry that accumulates the washing water among the laundry is determined through determining the water content percentage. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 2 , wherein the laundry material sensing operation further includes a notification operation that includes notifying a user, based on the material of the specific laundry accumulating the washing water being sensed in the laundry, that the material of the specific laundry accumulating the washing water is sensed. 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 7 , wherein the notification operation includes terminating, based on the specific laundry that accumulates the washing water remaining in the inner tub, the dehydration operation. 
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 2 , wherein the laundry material sensing operation includes increasing, based on the material of the specific laundry accumulating the washing water not being sensed among the laundry, a rotation speed of the inner tub to a dehydration speed to activate the dehydration operation. 
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the dehydration operation further includes a laundry material sensing operation that includes (i) increasing a rotation speed of the inner tub to a dehydration speed and (ii) varying, based on the moisture content of the laundry after the rotation speed reaches the dehydration speed, the termination time of the dehydration operation. 
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 10 , wherein the laundry material sensing operation includes calculating a reference moisture content of the laundry based on a dry laundry amount sensed in the dry laundry amount sensing operation and a wet laundry amount sensed in the wet laundry amount sensing operation. 
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein calculating the reference moisture content of the laundry includes sensing a residual moisture content of the laundry while the rotation speed of the inner tub is increased to the dehydration speed. 
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 12 , wherein sensing the residual moisture content of the laundry is performed after increasing the dehydration speed of the inner tub to a predetermined speed. 
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 12 , wherein sensing the residual moisture content of the laundry includes (i) increasing the dehydration speed of the inner tub to a predetermined speed, (ii) sensing the residual moisture content of the laundry while maintaining the predetermined speed for a certain period of time, and (iii) reducing the predetermined speed to the dehydration speed. 
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 12 , wherein sensing the residual moisture content of the laundry is performed at least once while the dehydration speed of the inner tub is maintained. 
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 10 , wherein the dehydration operation is terminated based on a reference moisture content of the laundry being less than a residual moisture content. 
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 10 , wherein the dehydration operation is maintained based on a reference moisture content of the laundry being greater than or equal to a residual moisture content. 
     
     
         18 . A laundry treating apparatus comprising:
 an outer tub configured to receive washing water therein;   an inner tub rotatably disposed in the outer tub and configured to receive laundry;   a motor configured to rotate the inner tub;   a controller configured to:
 perform a dry laundry amount sensing operation that includes determining an amount of laundry received in the inner tub; 
 supply washing water to the outer tub; 
 wash and rinse the laundry; 
 perform a wet laundry amount sensing operation that includes determining a moisture content of the laundry; and 
 perform a dehydration operation that includes removing the washing water from the laundry, 
 wherein the dehydration operation terminates at a termination time, the termination time being determined based on a material of the laundry that is determined in the dehydration operation. 
   
     
     
         19 . The laundry treating apparatus of  claim 18 , wherein the dehydration operation includes a laundry material sensing operation that includes sensing a material of specific laundry accumulating the washing water among the laundry. 
     
     
         20 . The laundry treating apparatus of  claim 19 , wherein:
 the laundry material sensing operation includes determining, based on the determined amount of laundry and the determined moisture content of the laundry, a water content percentage of the laundry, and   determining the water content percentage is based on a reference water content percentage of the amount of laundry.