A method of monitoring a machine is described. The machine includes a mechanical system moved by a motor, where the mechanical system has more than two components coupled to each other. The two or more components move differently when the mechanical system is driven by the motor. The method includes repeatedly determining one movement factor of one of the components, and repeatedly determining one dynamic factor of one of the components. The movement factors of the remaining components are then calculated via a model of the mechanical system, and separate parameters for the components of the mechanical system are determined from the movement factor, the dynamic factor, and the calculated movement factors.