CHAPTER 1 Computers in Manufacturing 1
1.1 Computer-aided Production and Control Systems(CAPACS) 1
1.2 Internet 20
CHAPTER 2 Automated Manufacturing 27
2.1 Computer-aided Design and Computer-aided Manufacturing(CAD/CAM) 27
2.2 Numerical Control 51
2.3 Flexible Manufacturing 74
2.4 Computer Integrated Manufacturing(CIM) 84
3.1.1 Introduction 105
3.1 Agile Manufacturing 105
CHAPTER 3 Manufacturing Technology Facing the 21st Century 105
3.1.2 AM——a New Manufacturing Strategy 106
3.1.3 AM is a Production Mode of the 21st Century 109
3.1.4 Summary 129
3.2 Rapid Prototyping and Manufacturing 131
3.2.1 Introduction 131
3.2.2 Current Application Areas of RP＆M 133
3.2.3 Rapid Prototyping and Manufacturing Technologies 134
3.2.4 Data Preparation in RP＆M 141
3.2.5 Problems and Research 144
3.2.6 Development of Complex Pattern with Rapid Prototyping 146
3.2.7 Conclusions 147
3.3 Environmentally Conscious Design and Manufacturing 148
3.3.1 Introduction 148
3.3.2 Overview 149
3.3.3 Environmentally Conscious Design and Manufacturing 152
3.3.4 Environmental Engineering 157
3.3.5 Intelligent Environmentally Conscious Design and Manufacturing 165
3.3.6 Summary 166
3.3.7 ISO 14000 Standards for Environmental Management 168
3.4.1 Nanotechnology 172
3.4 Nanotechnology and Micro-machine 172
3.4.2 Micro-machine 180
3.5 Intelligent Manufacturing 186
3.5.1 Integration of expert system,databases,and CAD 186
3.5.2 Knowledge-based System for Process Planning 198
3.5.3 Intellingent Scheduling of Automated Machining Systems 206
词汇表 217
缩略语词汇表 228
参考文献 232
附录 234