Power screwdriver having rotary input control

A power tool comprising:

• a housing;
• an output member at least partially contained in the housing and configured to rotate about a longitudinal axis;
• a motor contained in the housing and drivably connected to the output member to impart rotary motion thereto;
• a rotational motion sensor arranged in the housing and operable to detect rotational motion of the housing about the longitudinal axis of the output member;
• a controller configured in the housing to receive a signal indicative of rotational motion from the rotational motion sensor, the controller operable to determine a direction of the rotation motion of the housing about the axis and drive the motor in the same direction as the rotational motion of the housing;
• wherein the controller drives the motor in a clockwise motion about the axis when the rotational motion of the housing about the axis is clockwise and drives the motor in a counter-clockwise motion about the axis when the rotational motion of the housing about the axis is counter-clockwise.

A power tool comprising:

• a housing;
• a motor contained in the housing;
• an output member configured at least partially in the housing to rotate about a longitudinal axis and selectively connectable to the motor to impart rotary motion thereto;
• a reamer tool configured at least partially in the housing to rotate about the axis and selectively connectable to the motor to impart rotary motion thereto;
• a rotational motion sensor arranged in the housing at a location spatially separated from the output member and operable to detect rotational motion of the housing about the longitudinal axis of the output member;
• and
• a controller configured in the housing to receive a signal indicative of rotational motion from the rotational motion sensor, the controller operable to determine a direction of the rotation motion of the housing about the axis and drive the motor in a clockwise motion about the axis when the rotational motion of the housing about the axis is clockwise and drives the motor in a counter-clockwise motion about the axis when the rotational motion of the housing about the axis is counter-clockwise.