Power tool including an output position sensor

A power tool comprising:

• a motor;
• an impact mechanism coupled to the motor, the impact mechanism including:
• a hammer driven by the motor, and
• an anvil configured to receive an impact from the hammer, the anvil including an engagement structure configured to engage the hammer;
• and
• an electronic processor configured to:
• determine, during operation of the motor, whether the hammer is impacting the anvil,
• control the motor to operate based on a first speed in response to determining that the hammer is not impacting the anvil, and
• control the motor to operate based on a second speed in response to determining that the hammer is impacting the anvil, wherein the second speed is greater than the first speed.

A power tool comprising:

• a motor;
• an impact mechanism coupled to the motor, the impact mechanism including:
• a hammer driven by the motor, and
• an anvil configured to receive an impact from the hammer, the anvil including an engagement structure configured to engage the hammer;
• and
• an electronic processor configured to:
• determine, during operation of the motor, whether the hammer is impacting the anvil,
• control the motor to operate based on a first speed in response to determining that the hammer is not impacting the anvil, and
• control the motor to operate based on a second speed in response to determining that the hammer is impacting the anvil, wherein the second speed is different than the first speed.

A method of operating a power tool, the method comprising:

• determining, with an electronic processor of the power tool and during operation of a motor of the power tool, whether a hammer of an impact mechanism of the power tool is impacting an anvil of the impact mechanism, wherein the impact mechanism is coupled to the motor and includes:
• the hammer driven by the motor, and
• the anvil configured to receive an impact from the hammer, the anvil including an engagement structure configured to engage the hammer;
• controlling, with the electronic processor, the motor to operate based on a first speed in response to determining that the hammer is not impacting the anvil;
• and
• controlling, with the electronic processor, the motor to operate based on a second speed in response to determining that the hammer is impacting the anvil, wherein the second speed is different than the first speed.