Patent ID: 11919129
Assignee: MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATION
Field: Machine tools (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 16:
17. A power tool comprising:
a housing;
an anvil supported by the housing;
a hammer configured to deliver impacts to the anvil;
a motor positioned within the housing and mechanically coupled to the hammer, the motor configured to drive the hammer to deliver the impacts to the anvil; and
a processor configured to:
determine a motor characteristic indicative of a parameter of the motor,
employ a first technique to detect a first impact based on the parameter of the motor,
generate a first impact indication in response to detecting the first impact,
employ a second technique different than the first technique to detect a second impact when the parameter of the motor exceeds a threshold,
generate a second impact indication in response to detecting the second impact.