Kickback control methods for a power tool including a force sensor

​ The power tool of claim 1, wherein, to determine that the kickback event of the power tool is occurring, the electronic processor is configured to:

• determine whether each measurement of the angular velocity is greater than or equal to a rotation speed threshold;
• increment a counter for each measurement of the angular velocity that is determined to be greater than or equal to the rotation speed threshold;
• and
• determine that the kickback event is occurring in response to determining that the counter is greater than or equal to a counter threshold.

A method for kickback control of a power tool having a housing, the method comprising:

• receiving a grip parameter from at least one grip sensor supported by the housing;
• determining a sampling rate for sampling angular velocity data based on the grip parameter;
• monitoring, at the sampling rate, an angular velocity of the housing of the power tool;
• determining, based on the angular velocity, that a kickback event of the power tool is occurring;
• and
• controlling, in response to determining that the kickback event is occurring, a switching network to cease driving of a motor of the power tool.

​ The method of claim 9, wherein determining that the kickback event is occurring comprises:

• determining whether the angular velocity is greater than a rotation speed threshold;
• incrementing a counter in response to determining that the angular velocity is greater than the rotation speed threshold;
• and
• determining that the counter is greater than a counter threshold.

A power tool, comprising:

• a housing having a motor housing portion and a handle portion;
• a motor within the motor housing portion;
• a first grip sensor supported by the handle portion;
• a second grip sensor supported by the motor housing portion, wherein the first grip sensor and the second grip sensor are configured to generate a grip parameter indicating a one-handed grip or a two-handed grip;
• a movement sensor configured to monitor an angular velocity of the housing;
• a switching network electrically coupled to the motor;
• and
• an electronic processor coupled to the switching network, the first grip sensor, the second grip sensor, and the movement sensor, the electronic processor configured to:
• receive the grip parameter from the first grip sensor and the second grip sensor;
• determine a sampling rate for sampling angular velocity data from the movement sensor based on the grip parameter, wherein the sampling rate is a first sampling rate when the grip parameter indicates the one-handed grip and the sampling rate is a second sampling rate when the grip parameter indicates the two-handed grip;
• receive, at the sampling rate, a plurality of measurements of the angular velocity of the housing from the movement sensor;
• increment a counter for each measurement of the angular velocity that is greater than or equal to a rotation speed threshold;
• determine that the counter is greater than or equal to a counter threshold;
• and
• control, in response to determining that the counter is greater than or equal to the counter threshold, the switching network to cease driving of the motor.