Neural network design of a dishwasher control board

In this paper, a novel approach to designing an advanced control board for use in appliance control, specifically dishwasher control. A software model of the control board is constructed in order to understand the control path to be designed, and this is used as a benchmark for an innovative controller. Hardware control of the dishwasher is realized by use of an Invensys control systems tool, the Control Works and Interface Box, designed for hardware controller design. The 'brain' of the dishwasher is a neural network using the Widrow/Hoff learning method. Smart control is achieved using sensors, timing mechanisms and the Widrow/Hoff neural network.