Method for calculating a spatially and time-resolved, combined setpoint data set (SW-DS) for open- and/or closed-loop control of a laser cutting process of a laser cutting machine (L) with a cutting head during laser cutting of metal sheets or tubes, with the following method steps: - measuring sensor data during the laser cutting process, wherein the sensor data encode a cutting result of the laser cutting process; the method being characterised by the following steps: - providing a process model (PM) stored in a first memory (S1) which represents the laser cutting process and estimates status data of the laser cutting process and a cutting result resulting therefrom, wherein the status data of the laser cutting process include physical laser parameters during laser cutting, wherein the physical laser parameters at least include a feed rate value for the laser cutting head and/or a nozzle spacing value; - providing a machine model (MM) stored in a second memory (S2) which represents the kinematic behaviour of the laser cutting head during movement thereof and estimates status data of a movement process and a cutting result resulting therefrom, wherein the status data of the movement process at least include the feed rate value for the laser cutting head and/or the nozzle spacing value; - wherein the process model (PM) and the machine model (MM) are coupled via the feed rate value for the laser cutting head and/or via the nozzle spacing value; - accessing the process model (PM) in the first memory (S1) and the machine model (MM) in the second memory (S2) by a control unit (RE) in order, on the basis of the estimated status data of the laser cutting process and the movement process, to calculate the spatially and time-resolved, combined setpoint data set (SW-DS) with coordinated setpoints for the laser cutting process and setpoints for the movement process, taking into account the read-in sensor data , wherein the model-estimated cutting results are compared with the measured cutting result, wherein the process model (PM) and/or the machine model (MM) is updated in the event of deviations. - measuring sensor data during the laser cutting process, wherein the sensor data encode a cutting result of the laser cutting process; - providing a process model (PM) stored in a first memory (S1) which represents the laser cutting process and estimates status data of the laser cutting process and a cutting result resulting therefrom, wherein the status data of the laser cutting process include physical laser parameters during laser cutting, wherein the physical laser parameters at least include a feed rate value for the laser cutting head and/or a nozzle spacing value; - providing a machine model (MM) stored in a second memory (S2) which represents the kinematic behaviour of the laser cutting head during movement thereof and estimates status data of a movement process and a cutting result resulting therefrom, wherein the status data of the movement process at least include the feed rate value for the laser cutting head and/or the nozzle spacing value; - wherein the process model (PM) and the machine model (MM) are coupled via the feed rate value for the laser cutting head and/or via the nozzle spacing value; - accessing the process model (PM) in the first memory (S1) and the machine model (MM) in the second memory (S2) by a control unit (RE) in order, on the basis of the estimated status data of the laser cutting process and the movement process, to calculate the spatially and time-resolved, combined setpoint data set (SW-DS) with coordinated setpoints for the laser cutting process and setpoints for the movement process, taking into account the read-in sensor data , wherein the model-estimated cutting results are compared with the measured cutting result, wherein the process model (PM) and/or the machine model (MM) is updated in the event of deviations. <EOS>