CONTENTS 1
PART Ⅰ FUNDAMENTALS OF MACHINE DESIGN MANUFACTURING 1
Unit 1 Metals 1
Reading Material 1 Stainless Steels 4
Unit 2 P olymer and Composites 7
Reading Material 2 Ceramics 10
Unit 3 Mechanical Properties of Materials 14
Reading Material 3 Tests of Mechanical Properties 17
Unit 4 Application of Intensive Quenching Technology for Steel Parts 20
Reading Material 4 An Overview of Advances in Vacuum Heat Treatment 23
Unit 5 Selection of Construction Materials 26
Reading Material 5 Factor of Safetv 29
Unit 6 Manufacturing Process（1） 32
Reading Material 6 Manufacturing Process（2） 34
Unit 7 Shaper，Planer，Milling and Grinding Machines 38
Reading Material 7 The Lathe 40
Unit 8 NC Machines 44
Reading Material 8 Numerical Control 47
Unit 9 Compressors——General Type Selection Factors 50
Reading Material 9 Fixed Displacement Hydraulic Pumps 53
Unit 10 Hydraulic System 56
Reading Material 10 Pump Controls and Systems 59
Unit 11 Thermodynamics 62
Reading Material 11 Energy of a System 65
Unit 12 Fluid Mechanics in Engineering 68
Reading Material 12 Regimes of Flow in a Straight Pipe or Duct 70
Unit 13 Design and Implementation of a Novel Dexterous Robotic Hand 74
Reading Material 13 Design of Machine and Machine Elements 77
PART Ⅱ FUNDAMENTALS oF AUTOMATIoN 80
Unit 14 Control System Fundamentals 80
Reading Material 14 Applications of Automatic Control 83
Unit 15 Open-Loop and Closed-Loop Control 86
Reading Material 15 The World of Sensors 89
Unit 16 Feedback and Its Effects 92
Reading Material 16 Types of Feedback Control Systems 95
Unit 17 Adaptive Control 99
Reading Material 17 Digital Control Systems 102
Unit 18 Signal Conversion 105
Reading Material 18 Measures of Converter Performance 108
Unit 19 Measurement Systems 111
Reading Material 19 Error-Sensing Devices in Control Systems 114
PART Ⅲ COMPUTERIZED MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGIES 117
Unit 20 Computer Technologies（1） 117
Reading Material 20 Computer Technologies（2） 120
Unit 21 What is“Mechatronics”？ 123
Reading Material 21 Benefits of Mechatronics 126
Unit 22 Computerized Numerical Gontrol（1） 129
Reading Material 22 Computerized Numerical Control（2） 132
Unit 23 Numerical Control Applications（1） 135
Reading Material 23 Numerical Control Applications（2） 138
Unit 24 Robots（1） 141
Reading Material 24 Robots（2） 143
Unit 25 Computer-Aided Manufacturing（1） 147
Reading Material 25 Computer-Aided Manufacturing（2） 150
Unit 26 Flexible Manufacturing Systems（1） 153
Reading Material 26 Flexible Manufacturing Systems（2） 156
Unit 27 Computer-Integrated Manufacturing（1） 159
Reading Material 27 Computer-Integrated Manufacturing（2） 162
Unit 28 Automatic Assembly（1） 165
Reading Material 28 Automatic Assembly（2） 168
Unit 29 Quality Assurance and Control（1） 171
Reading Material 29 Quality Assurance and Control（2） 174
Unit 30 Virtual Manufacturing 177
Reading Material 30 Agile Manufacturing and Green Product Manufacturing 180
Appendix 1 Vocabulary 183
Appendix 2 A List of Common Prefixes and Suffixes 201