Patent ID: 8655621

Claim:
A system for use in monitoring operation of a rotating device, the system comprising: at least one sensor configured to sense a position of a component coupled to the rotating device with respect to a predefined axis, and to generate a signal indicative of the position of the component; and a processor coupled to the at least one sensor, the processor programmed to: calculate a plurality of property values of the component based at least in part on the position; graphically present at least one time-based waveform based on at least a portion of the plurality of component property values, wherein the at least one time-based waveform is indicative of a position of the component along the predefined axis; graphically present at least one orbit plot based on at least a portion of the plurality of component property values, wherein the at least one orbit plot is indicative of a position of the component within a predefined plane; and synchronize the at least one time-based waveform with the at least one orbit plot.