Power tool control for multiple fastener applications
AssigneeMilwaukee Electric Tool Corporation
InventorsJonathan E. Abbott, Timothy R. Obermann
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Abstract
A power tool includes a housing, a motor, a first sensor configured to generate first sensor data related to a movement of the power tool, and a controller. The controller is configured to receive the first sensor data from the first sensor between a first operation and second operation of the power tool, wherein the first sensor data is related to the movement of the power tool, determine a change in position of the power tool based on the first sensor data, determine that the second operation of the power tool is complete based on the change in position of the power tool, and output an indication to a user interface to alert a user that the second operation was completed.
Claims20
A power tool comprising:
- a housing;
- a motor supported by the housing;
- a first sensor configured to generate first sensor data related to a movement of the power tool;
- and
- a controller within the housing and connected to the motor, the controller configured to:
- receive the first sensor data from the first sensor between a first operation and a second operation of the power tool, wherein the first sensor data is related to the movement of the power tool,
- determine a change in position of the power tool based on the first sensor data,
- determine that the second operation of the power tool is complete based on the change in position of the power tool, and
- output an indication to a user interface to alert a user that the second operation was completed.
A method of determining that a power tool fastening operation has been completed, the method comprising:
- receiving first sensor data from a first sensor between a first operation and a second operation of a power tool, wherein the first sensor data is related to a movement of the power tool;
- determining a change in position of the power tool based on the first sensor data;
- determining, based on a characteristic of the change in position, a stored operation profile;
- determining that the power tool fastening operation is complete based on the stored operation profile;
- and
- outputting an indication to a user interface to alert a user that the power tool fastening operation was completed.
A system comprising:
- a fastener;
- and
- a power tool comprising:
- a housing,
- a motor supported by the housing,
- a first sensor configured to generate first sensor data related to a movement of the power tool, and
- a controller within the housing and connected to the motor, the controller configured to:
- receive the first sensor data from the first sensor related to the movement of the power tool,
- determine a change in position of the power tool based the first sensor data,
- determine that a first operation of the power tool is complete based on at least one of the change in position of the power tool and a stored operation profile, and
- output an indication to a user interface to alert a user that the first operation was completed.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.