Automatic on-cnc tool for motion analysis and optimization

A computer readable product, tangibly embodied on non-transitory computer readable medium or a machine-readable storage device and operable on a digital signal processor, for measuring or improving performance of a cutting head of an automated cutting system by evaluating motor control processing of an automated motion control of the cutting head of the automated cutting system, the computer readable product including instructions operable to cause the digital signal processor to:

• receive, by the non-transitory computer readable medium or the machine-readable storage device, a set of one or more motor output commands for a plurality of axes of the automated cutting system;
• generate, by the non-transitory computer readable medium or the machine-readable storage device, one or more motor outputs for the automated cutting system for any of a cut, a trace, or a motion, the one or more motor outputs corresponding to at least a portion of the set of motor output commands;
• measure, by the non-transitory computer readable medium or the machine-readable storage device, a characteristic of the one or more motor outputs for the plurality of axes of the automated cutting system;
• compare, by the non-transitory computer readable medium or the machine-readable storage device, the motor output characteristic with the at least a portion of the set of motor output commands;
• determine, by the non-transitory computer readable medium or the machine-readable storage device, a performance measurement of the automated cutting system for enhancing motor control performance thereof, wherein the performance measurement is determined using the comparison of the motor output characteristic and the set of motor output commands.

A data processing system for measuring or improving performance of a cutting head of an automated cutting system by evaluating motor control processing of an automated motion control of the cutting head of the automated cutting system, comprising:

• a data memory coupled to at least one computing device, wherein the data memory stores a set of one or more motor output commands for a plurality of axes of the automated cutting system;
• a calibration engine that executes on the at leas one computing device, wherein the calibration engine
• (i) generates one or more motor outputs for the automated cutting system using a first data processor in communication with the data memory, for any of a cut, a trace, or a motion, the one or more motor outputs corresponding to at least a portion of the set of motor output commands;
• (ii) measures a characteristic of the one or more motor outputs for the plurality of axes of the automated cutting system;
• (iii) compares the characteristic with the at least a portion of the set of motor output commands;
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• (iv) determines a performance measurement of the automated cutting system for evaluating motor control performance thereof, wherein the performance measurement is determined using the comparison of the characteristic and the set of motor output commands.