Patent ID: 8588955

Claim:
A method for monitoring, analyzing, and/or optimizing at least one motion controlled process executing on a motion controlled automated device, the method comprising the steps of: recording, in real-time, at least one first data set and at least one second data set, each of the first and second data sets being related to the at least one motion controlled process; displaying the at least one first data set and the at least one second data set on a display; wherein the automated device comprises at least one intelligent subsystem participating in the at least one motion controlled process, and the second data sets is used to perform one or more of the following: to characterize the condition, and to depict at least one parameter, of the at least one intelligent subsystem; wherein the first data set comprises data for visualizing at least one motion controlled process result, whereby the at least one motion controlled process result is visualized on the display, the at least one motion controlled process result including a contour of a multidimensional surface of a work-piece; and wherein the displayed second data set is overlaid with surface segments of the contour of the multidimensional surface of the work-piece; wherein the at least one motion controlled process is controlled by numeric control (NC), robot control (RC), or motion control (MC).