diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 8a2e2e9..bcfa1dc 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -215,6 +215,7 @@ set(MCC_SRC
     include/mcc/mcc_pcm.h
     include/mcc/mcc_telemetry.h
     include/mcc/mcc_movement_controls.h
+    include/mcc/mcc_generic_movecontrols.h
     include/mcc/mcc_serialization_common.h
     include/mcc/mcc_deserializer.h
     include/mcc/mcc_serializer.h
@@ -265,7 +266,10 @@ endif()
 if(USE_BSPLINE_PCM)
     target_compile_definitions(${PROJECT_NAME} INTERFACE USE_BSPLINE_PCM)
     target_link_libraries(${PROJECT_NAME} INTERFACE fitpack)
-    target_link_directories(${PROJECT_NAME} INTERFACE "$<BUILD_INTERFACE:${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/fitpack>")
+    target_link_directories(
+        ${PROJECT_NAME}
+        INTERFACE "$<BUILD_INTERFACE:${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/fitpack>"
+    )
 endif()
 
 if(USE_ASIO)
@@ -275,7 +279,10 @@ endif()
 if(USE_SPDLOG)
     target_link_libraries(${PROJECT_NAME} INTERFACE spdlog::spdlog_header_only)
     # target_compile_definitions(${PROJECT_NAME} INTERFACE SPDLOG_USE_STD_FORMAT=1 SPDLOG_FMT_EXTERNAL=0)
-    target_compile_definitions(${PROJECT_NAME} INTERFACE SPDLOG_USE_STD_FORMAT=1)
+    target_compile_definitions(
+        ${PROJECT_NAME}
+        INTERFACE SPDLOG_USE_STD_FORMAT=1
+    )
 endif()
 
 if(BUILD_TESTS)
diff --git a/include/mcc/mcc_concepts.h b/include/mcc/mcc_concepts.h
index c1f83be..5565f24 100644
--- a/include/mcc/mcc_concepts.h
+++ b/include/mcc/mcc_concepts.h
@@ -499,21 +499,55 @@ struct mcc_skypoint_interface_t {
     {
         return std::forward<SelfT>(self).EO(eo);
     }
+
+    // template <std::derived_from<mcc_skypoint_interface_t> SelfT>
+    // typename std::remove_cvref_t<SelfT>::dist_result_t distance(this SelfT&& self, auto const& sp)
+    // {
+    //     return std::forward<SelfT>(self).distance(sp);
+    // }
+    // template <std::derived_from<mcc_skypoint_interface_t> SelfT>
+    // SelfT& operator+=(this SelfT& self, mcc_coord_pair_c auto const& dxy)
+    // {
+    //     return self.operator+=(dxy);
+    // }
+
+    // template <std::derived_from<mcc_skypoint_interface_t> SelfT>
+    // SelfT& operator-=(this SelfT& self, mcc_coord_pair_c auto const& dxy)
+    // {
+    //     return self.operator-=(dxy);
+    // }
 };
 
 template <typename T>
-concept mcc_skypoint_c = std::derived_from<T, mcc_skypoint_interface_t> && requires(const T t_const) {
-    { t_const.epoch() } -> mcc_coord_epoch_c;
+concept mcc_skypoint_c =
+    std::derived_from<T, mcc_skypoint_interface_t> && requires(const T t_const, const T t_other_const, T t) {
+        { t_const.epoch() } -> mcc_coord_epoch_c;
 
-    // currently stored coordinates pair kind
-    { t_const.pairKind() } -> std::same_as<impl::MccCoordPairKind>;
+        // currently stored coordinates pair kind
+        { t_const.pairKind() } -> std::same_as<impl::MccCoordPairKind>;
 
-    // currently stored co-longitude coordinate
-    { t_const.co_lon() } -> std::convertible_to<double>;
+        // currently stored co-longitude coordinate
+        { t_const.co_lon() } -> std::convertible_to<double>;
 
-    // currently stored co-latitude coordinate
-    { t_const.co_lat() } -> std::convertible_to<double>;
-};
+        // currently stored co-latitude coordinate
+        { t_const.co_lat() } -> std::convertible_to<double>;
+
+        requires requires(typename T::dist_result_t res) {
+            requires mcc_angle_c<decltype(res.dist)>;  // distance on sphere
+            requires mcc_angle_c<decltype(res.dx)>;    // defference on co-longitude coordinates
+            requires mcc_angle_c<decltype(res.dy)>;    // defference on co-latitude coordinates
+            requires mcc_angle_c<decltype(res.x2)>;    // co-longitude coordinates of target sky point (in the same
+                                                       // coordinate system as 'this')
+            requires mcc_angle_c<decltype(res.y2)>;    // co-latitude coordinates  of target sky point (in the same
+                                                       // coordinate system as 'this')
+        };
+
+        // distance on sphere between two sky points
+        { t_const.distance(std::declval<const T&>()) } -> std::same_as<typename T::dist_result_t>;
+
+        // { t_const - t_other_const } -> mcc_coord_pair_c;
+        // { t_const + t_other_const } -> mcc_coord_pair_c;
+    };
 
 
 
diff --git a/include/mcc/mcc_coordinate.h b/include/mcc/mcc_coordinate.h
index 646d0ee..69cacaf 100644
--- a/include/mcc/mcc_coordinate.h
+++ b/include/mcc/mcc_coordinate.h
@@ -380,6 +380,14 @@ public:
 
     using error_t = typename CCTE_T::error_t;
 
+    struct dist_result_t {
+        MccAngle dist{};
+        MccAngle dx{};
+        MccAngle dy{};
+        MccAngle x2{};
+        MccAngle y2{};
+    };
+
     MccGenericSkyPoint() {}
 
     template <mcc_coord_pair_c PT>
@@ -685,11 +693,34 @@ public:
         return cctEngine.equationOrigins(_epoch, eo);
     }
 
+
+    dist_result_t distance(MccGenericSkyPoint const& sp) const
+    // dist_result_t distance(mcc_skypoint_c auto const& sp)
+    {
+        double x, y;
+
+        if (_pairKind == sp.pairKind() && utils::isEqual(_epoch.MJD(), sp.epoch().MJD())) {
+            x = sp.co_lon();
+            y = sp.co_lat();
+        } else {  // convert to the same coordinates kind
+            MccGenericSkyPoint p{sp};
+            p.to(_pairKind, _epoch);
+
+            x = p.co_lon();
+            y = p.co_lat();
+        }
+
+        auto d = utils::distanceOnSphere(_x, _y, x, y);
+
+        return {.dist = std::get<2>(d), .dx = std::get<0>(d), .dx = std::get<1>(d), .x2 = x, .y2 = y};
+    }
+
 protected:
     double _x{0.0}, _y{0.0};
     MccCoordPairKind _pairKind{MccCoordPairKind::COORDS_KIND_RADEC_ICRS};
     MccCelestialCoordEpoch _epoch{};  // J2000.0
 
+
     template <mcc_skypoint_c T>
     void fromOtherSkyPoint(T&& other)
     {
diff --git a/include/mcc/mcc_generic_movecontrols.h b/include/mcc/mcc_generic_movecontrols.h
index e16397f..5283c60 100644
--- a/include/mcc/mcc_generic_movecontrols.h
+++ b/include/mcc/mcc_generic_movecontrols.h
@@ -1,5 +1,21 @@
 #pragma once
 
+/****************************************************************************************
+ *                                                                                      *
+ *                          MOUNT CONTROL COMPONENTS LIBRARY                            *
+ *                                                                                      *
+ *                                                                                      *
+ *                 GENERIC IMPLEMENTATION OF MOUNT MOVEMENT CONTROLS                    *
+ *                                                                                      *
+ ****************************************************************************************/
+
+
+
+#include <atomic>
+#include <fstream>
+#include <future>
+#include <type_traits>
+
 #include "mcc_error.h"
 
 
@@ -26,7 +42,10 @@ namespace mcc::impl
 
 // error category
 struct MccGenericMovementControlsErrorCategory : std::error_category {
-    const char* name() const noexcept { return "MCC-GENERIC-MOVECONTRL"; }
+    const char* name() const noexcept
+    {
+        return "MCC-GENERIC-MOVECONTRL";
+    }
 
     std::string message(int ec) const
     {
@@ -44,12 +63,12 @@ struct MccGenericMovementControlsErrorCategory : std::error_category {
             default:
                 return "unknown";
         }
+    }
 
-        static const MccGenericMovementControlsErrorCategory& get()
-        {
-            static const MccGenericMovementControlsErrorCategory constInst;
-            return constInst;
-        }
+    static const MccGenericMovementControlsErrorCategory& get()
+    {
+        static const MccGenericMovementControlsErrorCategory constInst;
+        return constInst;
     }
 };
 
@@ -89,28 +108,280 @@ struct MccGenericMovementControlsParams {
 };
 
 
-template <std::default_constructible PARAMS_T>
+/*                  UTILITY CLASS TO HOLD AND SAVE MOUNT MOVING TRAJECTORY                  */
+
+struct MccMovementPathFile {
+    static constexpr std::string_view commentSeq{"# "};
+    static constexpr std::string_view lineDelim{"\n"};
+
+    void setCommentSeq(traits::mcc_input_char_range auto const& s)
+    {
+        _commentSeq.clear();
+        std::ranges::copy(s, std::back_inserter(_commentSeq));
+    }
+
+    void setLineDelim(traits::mcc_input_char_range auto const& s)
+    {
+        _lineDelim.clear();
+        std::ranges::copy(s, std::back_inserter(_lineDelim));
+    }
+
+    // add comment string/strings
+    template <traits::mcc_input_char_range RT, traits::mcc_input_char_range... RTs>
+    void addComment(RT const& r, RTs const&... rs)
+    {
+        std::ranges::copy(_commentSeq, std::back_inserter(_buffer));
+        std::ranges::copy(r, std::back_inserter(_buffer));
+        std::ranges::copy(lineDelim, std::back_inserter(_buffer));
+
+        if constexpr (sizeof...(RTs)) {
+            addComment(rs...);
+        }
+    }
+
+    // general purpose method
+    template <std::formattable<char>... ArgTs>
+    void addToPath(std::format_string<ArgTs...> fmt, ArgTs&&... args)
+    {
+        std::format_to(std::back_inserter(_buffer), fmt, std::forward<ArgTs>(args)...);
+        std::ranges::copy(lineDelim, std::back_inserter(_buffer));
+    }
+
+    // general purpose method
+    template <std::formattable<char>... ArgTs>
+    void addToPath(std::string_view fmt, ArgTs&&... args)
+    {
+        std::vformat_to(std::back_inserter(_buffer), fmt, std::make_format_args(std::forward<ArgTs>(args)...));
+        std::ranges::copy(lineDelim, std::back_inserter(_buffer));
+    }
+
+    // default-implemented method
+    void addToPath(mcc_telemetry_data_c auto const& tdata)
+    {
+        // UNIX-time millisecs, mount X, mount Y, target X, target Y, dX(mount-target), dY(mount-target), dist, state
+        auto dist = tdata.mountPos.distance(tdata.targetPos);
+
+        using d_t = std::chrono::milliseconds;
+
+        auto tp = std::chrono::duration_cast<d_t>(tdata.mountPos.epoch().UTC().time_since_epoch());
+
+        const std::string_view d_fmt = "{:f14.8}";
+        const auto v = std::views::repeat(d_fmt, 7) | std::views::join_with(' ');
+        std::string fmt = "{} " + std::string(v.begin(), v.end()) + " {}";
+
+        addToPath(fmt, tp.count(), (double)tdata.mountPos.co_lon() * MCC_RADS_TO_DEGRESS,
+                  (double)tdata.mountPos.co_lat() * MCC_RADS_TO_DEGRESS, (double)dist.x2 * MCC_RADS_TO_DEGRESS,
+                  (double)dist.y2 * MCC_RADS_TO_DEGRESS, (double)dist.dx * MCC_RADS_TO_DEGRESS,
+                  (double)dist.dy * MCC_RADS_TO_DEGRESS, (double)dist.dist * MCC_RADS_TO_DEGRESS,
+                  (int)tdata.hwState.movementState);
+    }
+
+    void clearPath()
+    {
+        _buffer.clear();
+    }
+
+    bool saveToFile(std::string const& filename, std::ios_base::openmode mode = std::ios_base::trunc)
+    {
+        std::ofstream fst(filename, mode);
+
+        if (fst.is_open()) {
+            fst << _buffer;
+
+            return true;
+        } else {
+            return false;
+        }
+    }
+
+protected:
+    std::string _buffer{};
+
+    std::string _commentSeq{commentSeq};
+    std::string _lineDelim{lineDelim};
+};
+
+
+enum class MccGenericMovementControlsPolicy : int { POLICY_ASYNC, POLICY_BLOCKING };
+
+template <std::default_initializable PARAMS_T,
+          MccGenericMovementControlsPolicy EXEC_POLICY = MccGenericMovementControlsPolicy::POLICY_ASYNC>
 class MccGenericMovementControls
 {
 public:
+    static constexpr MccGenericMovementControlsPolicy executePolicy = EXEC_POLICY;
+
+    static constexpr std::chrono::seconds defaultWaitTimeout{3};
+
     typedef MccError error_t;
 
     typedef PARAMS_T movement_params_t;
 
-    error_t slewToTarget(bool slew_and_stop) {}
+    ~MccGenericMovementControls()
+    {
+        stopMount();
 
-    error_t trackTarget() {}
+        if constexpr (executePolicy == MccGenericMovementControlsPolicy::POLICY_ASYNC) {
+            if (_slewFuncFuture.valid()) {
+                auto status = _slewFuncFuture.wait_for(_waitTimeout->load());
+            }
 
-    error_t stopMount() {}
+            if (_trackFuncFuture.valid()) {
+                auto status = _trackFuncFuture.wait_for(_waitTimeout->load());
+            }
 
-    error_t setMovementParams(movement_params_t const& pars) { _currentParams->store(pars); }
+            if (_stopFuncFuture.valid()) {
+                auto status = _stopFuncFuture.wait_for(_waitTimeout->load());
+            }
+        }
+    }
 
-    movement_params_t getMovementParams() const { return _currentParams->load(); }
+    error_t slewToTarget(bool slew_and_stop)
+    {
+        _stopMovementRequest = false;
+
+        if constexpr (executePolicy == MccGenericMovementControlsPolicy::POLICY_ASYNC) {
+            _slewFuncFuture = std::async(std::launch::async, _slewFunc, slew_and_stop);
+
+            return MccGenericMovementControlsErrorCode::ERROR_OK;
+        } else if constexpr (executePolicy == MccGenericMovementControlsPolicy::POLICY_BLOCKING) {
+            return _slewFunc(slew_and_stop);
+        } else {
+            static_assert(false, "UNKNOWN EXECUTION POLICY!");
+        }
+    }
+
+    error_t trackTarget()
+    {
+        _stopMovementRequest = false;
+
+        if constexpr (executePolicy == MccGenericMovementControlsPolicy::POLICY_ASYNC) {
+            _trackFuncFuture = std::async(std::launch::async, _trackFunc);
+
+            return MccGenericMovementControlsErrorCode::ERROR_OK;
+        } else if constexpr (executePolicy == MccGenericMovementControlsPolicy::POLICY_BLOCKING) {
+            return _trackFunc();
+        } else {
+            static_assert(false, "UNKNOWN EXECUTION POLICY!");
+        }
+    }
+
+    error_t stopMount()
+    {
+        _stopMovementRequest = true;
+
+        if constexpr (executePolicy == MccGenericMovementControlsPolicy::POLICY_ASYNC) {
+            _stopFuncFuture = std::async(std::launch::async, _stopFunc);
+
+            return MccGenericMovementControlsErrorCode::ERROR_OK;
+        } else if constexpr (executePolicy == MccGenericMovementControlsPolicy::POLICY_BLOCKING) {
+            return _stopFunc();
+        } else {
+            static_assert(false, "UNKNOWN EXECUTION POLICY!");
+        }
+    }
+
+    error_t setMovementParams(movement_params_t const& pars)
+    {
+        _currentParams->store(pars);
+
+        return MccGenericMovementControlsErrorCode::ERROR_OK;
+    }
+
+    movement_params_t getMovementParams() const
+    {
+        return _currentParams->load();
+    }
 
 protected:
-    MccGenericMovementControls() = default;
+    template <std::invocable<bool> SLEW_FUNC_T, std::invocable<> TRACK_FUNC_T, std::invocable<> STOP_FUNC_T>
+    MccGenericMovementControls(SLEW_FUNC_T&& slew_func, TRACK_FUNC_T&& track_func, STOP_FUNC_T&& stop_func)
+        : _slewFunc(std::forward<SLEW_FUNC_T>(slew_func)),
+          _trackFunc(std::forward<TRACK_FUNC_T>(track_func)),
+          _stopFunc(std::forward<STOP_FUNC_T>(stop_func)){};
 
     std::unique_ptr<std::atomic<PARAMS_T>> _currentParams{new std::atomic<PARAMS_T>{}};
+
+    std::atomic_bool _stopMovementRequest{false};
+
+    std::function<error_t(bool)> _slewFunc{};
+    std::function<error_t()> _trackFunc;
+    std::function<error_t()> _stopFunc;
+
+    std::conditional_t<executePolicy == MccGenericMovementControlsPolicy::POLICY_ASYNC,
+                       std::future<error_t>,
+                       std::nullptr_t>
+        _slewFuncFuture{};
+
+    std::conditional_t<executePolicy == MccGenericMovementControlsPolicy::POLICY_ASYNC,
+                       std::future<error_t>,
+                       std::nullptr_t>
+        _trackFuncFuture{};
+
+    std::conditional_t<executePolicy == MccGenericMovementControlsPolicy::POLICY_ASYNC,
+                       std::future<error_t>,
+                       std::nullptr_t>
+        _stopFuncFuture{};
+
+
+    std::unique_ptr<std::atomic<std::chrono::nanoseconds>> _waitTimeout{
+        new std::atomic<std::chrono::nanoseconds>{defaultWaitTimeout}};
+
+
+    // utility methods
+
+    // the method calculates the change in coordinates of a point over a given time given the current speed and braking
+    // acceleration. a position after given 'time' interval is returned
+    auto coordsAfterTime(mcc_coord_pair_c auto& cp,
+                         mcc_coord_pair_c auto const& speedXY,          // in radians per seconds
+                         mcc_coord_pair_c auto const& braking_accelXY,  // in radians per seconds in square
+                         traits::mcc_time_duration_c auto const& time,
+                         mcc_coord_pair_c auto* dxy = nullptr)
+    {
+        // time to stop mount with given current speed and constant braking acceleration
+        double tx_stop = std::abs(speedXY.x()) / braking_accelXY.x();
+        double ty_stop = std::abs(speedXY.y()) / braking_accelXY.y();
+
+        using secs_t = std::chrono::duration<double>;  // seconds as double
+
+        double tx = std::chrono::duration_cast<secs_t>(time).count();
+        double ty = std::chrono::duration_cast<secs_t>(time).count();
+
+        if (std::isfinite(tx_stop) && (tx > tx_stop)) {
+            tx = tx_stop;
+        }
+        if (std::isfinite(ty_stop) && (ty > ty_stop)) {
+            ty = ty_stop;
+        }
+
+        // the distance:
+        // here, one must take into account the sign of the speed!!!
+        double dx = speedXY.x() * tx - std::copysign(braking_accelXY.x(), speedXY.x()) * tx * tx / 2.0;
+        double dy = speedXY.y() * ty - std::copysign(braking_accelXY.y(), speedXY.y()) * ty * ty / 2.0;
+
+        std::remove_cvref_t<decltype(cp)> cp_res{};
+        cp_res.setEpoch(cp.epoch().UTC() + time);
+
+        cp_res.setX((double)cp.x() + dx);
+        cp_res.setY((double)cp.y() + dy);
+
+        if (dxy) {
+            dxy->setX(dx);
+            dxy->setY(dy);
+            dxy->setEpoch(cp_res.epoch());
+        }
+
+        return cp_res;
+    }
 };
 
+
+template <std::default_initializable PARAMS_T>
+using MccGenericBlockingMovementControls =
+    MccGenericMovementControls<PARAMS_T, MccGenericMovementControlsPolicy::POLICY_BLOCKING>;
+
+template <std::default_initializable PARAMS_T>
+using MccGenericAsyncMovementControls =
+    MccGenericMovementControls<PARAMS_T, MccGenericMovementControlsPolicy::POLICY_ASYNC>;
+
 }  // namespace mcc::impl