Unit 1 Basic Knowledge（Ⅰ） 1
Text 1 Lathe and Turning 1
Text 2 Vitrified Bond ＆ Vitrified Grinding Wheel 3
Text 3 Integrated Circuit 4
Exercises to the text 6
Reading Material 8
1-1 Cutting Processes and Tools 8
1-2 Properties ＆ Selection of Materials 9
1-3 Computers 10
Exercises to the material 10
Practical Skill 11
Unit 2 Basic Knowledge（Ⅱ） 13
Text 1 Circuit 13
Text 2 The Construction and Components of a Typical Electric Motor 14
Text 3 DC Motors 16
Exercises to the text 18
Reading Material 20
2-1 Circuit Diagram 20
2-2 Electric Motors 21
2-3 Stepper Motor 21
Exercises to the material 22
Practical Skill 22
Unit 3 CAD and General Knowledge of Drafting 24
Text 1 Computer-Aided Design 24
Text 2 Engineering Graphics 26
Text 3 Solid Modeling 29
Exercises to the text 31
Reading Material 32
3-1 The Importance of Sketches 32
3-2 Form of Three-view Drawings 33
3-3 The User Interface of AutoCAD 2004 System 34
Exercises to the material 35
Practical Skill 36
Unit 4 Mechanical Design and Machine Parts 38
Text 1 What Is"Mechanical Design"? 38
Text 2 Spur Gears 40
Text 3 Ball Bearings 43
Exercises to the text 45
Reading Material 47
4-1 Introduction to Machine Design and Elements 47
4-2 V Belts and Couplings 47
4-3 Keys and Pins 48
Exercises to the material 49
Practical Skill 49
Unit 5 Mechatronics（Ⅰ） 51
Text 1 What Is"Mechatronics"? 51
Text 2 A BriefIntroduction 53
Text 3 Digital Optical Encoder 55
Exercises to the text 57
Reading Material 58
5-1 Introduction to Sensors and Transducers 58
5-2 Resistive Tactile Sensor 59
5-3 Logic Gates 59
Exercises to the material 60
Practical Skill 60
Unit 6 Mechatronics（Ⅱ） 62
Text 1 Programmable Logic Controllers 62
Text 2 Temperature Control 64
Text 3 Open-Loop Control and Closed-Loop Control 65
Exercises to the text 67
Reading Material 68
6-1 PLC System Overview 68
6-2 Chips 69
6-3 Structure of Supervisory Control System 70
Exercises to the material 70
Practical Skill 71
Unit 7 Mechatronics（Ⅲ） 72
Text 1 Robots 72
Text 2 List of Various Mechatronic Systems 73
Text 3 Bar Code Scanners 75
Exercises to the text 76
Reading Material 77
7-1 Levitation Principle of Maglev 77
7-2 List of Mechatronic Systems for Industrial Use 78
7-3 Monitoring System for a Machine Tool 78
Exercises to the material 79
Practical Skill 79
Unit 8 CNC Machine and NC Programming（Ⅰ） 81
Text 1 CNC and CNC Machine Tools 81
Text 2 Product Directions of Component Parts 82
Text 3 Company Brief Introduction 85
Exercises to the text 87
Reading Material 88
8-1 Principles of NC Machines 88
8-2 Wire EDM 89
8-3 On-line Inspection System 90
Exercises to the material 91
Practical Skill 92
Unit 9 CNC Machine and NC Programming（Ⅱ） 93
Text 1 Common Types of CNC Machine Tools 93
Text 2 Writing an NC Part Program 95
Text 3 CNC Safety 98
Exercises to the text 99
Reading Material 101
9-1 VMC ＆ HMC 101
9-2 Automatic Tool Changer 102
9-3 Just-In-Time Production 102
Exercises to the material 103
Practical Skill 104
Unit 10 CNC Machine and NC Programming（Ⅲ） 105
Text 1 CAD/CAM 105
Text 2 Scope ofCAD/CAM 106
Text 3 Computer-Integrated Manufacturing 108
Exercises to the text 109
Reading Material 111
10-1 CAD/CAM Software 111
10-2 Geometry vs.Toolpath 111
10-3 CAD/CAM Modules 112
Exercises to the material 114
Practical Skill 114
Unit 11 English for Job Applying 116
Text 1 Job Advertisement 116
Text 2 Cover Letters 117
Text 3 Resume 120
Exercises to the text 121
Reading Material 122
11-1 Job Advertisements 122
11-2 Job Interview 123
11-3 Student's Academic Transcript 124
Exercises to the material 124
Practical Skill 125
参考译文及参考答案 127
参考文献 165