Patent ID: 8706443

Claim:
A system for use in monitoring the 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, and to generate at least one signal indicative of the position of the component with respect to a geometrical reference; an input device configured to generate a signal indicative of a user selection input; a display device; and a processor coupled in communication with the at least one sensor, the input device, and the display device, wherein the processor is programmed to: calculate a plurality of timebased position values associated with at least one position of the component with respect to a predefined period of time; calculate a plurality of orbital position values associated with a relative position of the component; and graphically present at least one of a plurality of timebased traces corresponding to the calculated plurality of timebased position values and a plurality of orbit traces corresponding to the calculated plurality of orbital position values in response to at least one user selection input via the input device.