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 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 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 first 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 first change in position of the power tool,
- receive second sensor data from the first sensor between the second operation of the power tool and a third operation of the power tool, wherein the second sensor data is related to the movement of the power tool,
- determine a second change in position of the power tool based on the second sensor data,
- determine that the third operation of the power tool is complete based on the second change in position of the power tool.
A method of determining that a power tool has disengaged from a fastener, the method comprising:
- receiving first sensor data from a first sensor after a first operation of the 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;
- and
- determining that the power tool has disengaged from the fastener based on the change in position of the power tool.
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,
- a second sensor configured to generate second sensor data related to an orientation 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, receive the second sensor data from the second sensor related to the orientation of the power tool,
- fuse the first sensor data and the second sensor data to create a motion data array,
- process the motion data array using machine learning to create a processed motion data array, and
- output an indication to a user interface to alert a user based on the processed motion data array.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.