PART Ⅰ FUNDAMENTALS OF MACHINE DESIGN ＆ MANUFACTURING 1
Unit 1 Metals 1
Reading Material 1 Stainless Steels 4
Unit 2 Selection of Construction Materials 8
Reading Material 2 Polymer and Composites 11
Unit 3 Mechanical Properties of Materials 14
Reading Material 3 Introduction to Mechanics of Materials 17
Unit 4 Application of Intensive Quenching Technology for Steel Parts 21
Reading Material 4 An Overview of Advances in Vacuum Heat Treatment 24
Unit 5 Design of Machine and Machine Elements 27
Reading Material 5 Design and Implementation of a Novel Dexterous Robotic Hand 30
Unit 6 Manufacturing Process(1) 34
Reading Material 6 Manufacturing Process(2) 36
Unit 7 Shaper,Planer,Milling and Grinding Machines 40
Reading Material 7 Lathe 42
Unit 8 Die Manufacture 46
Reading Material 8 Injection Molds 49
Unit 9 NC Machines 52
Reading Material 9 Numerical Control 55
Unit 10 Hydraulic System 58
Reading Material 10 Valves 61
Unit 11 Thermodynamics 65
Reading Material 11 Applications of Engineering Thermodynamics 68
Unit 12 Fluid Mechanics in Engineering 72
Reading Material 12 Regimes of Flow in a Straight Pipe or Duct 74
Unit 13 Compressors——General Type Selection Factors 78
Reading Material 13 Pumps 81
Unit 14 Quality Assurance and Control(1) 85
Reading Material 14 Quality Assurance and Control(2) 88
PART Ⅱ FUNDAMENTALS OF AUTOMATION 91
Unit 15 Control System Fundamentals 91
Reading Material 15 Applications of Automatic Control 94
Unit 16 Open-Loop and Closed-Loop Control 97
Reading Material 16 The Modes of Control Action 100
Unit 17 Feedback and Its Effects 104
Reading Material 17 Types of Feedback Control Systems 108
Unit 18 Adaptive Control 112
Reading Material 18 Digital Control Development 114
Unit 19 Process Control(1) 119
Reading Material 19 Process Control(2) 122
Unit 20 Measurement Systems 125
Reading Material 20 Measurement 128
Unit 21 The World of Sensors 131
Reading Material 21 Signal Conversion 134
Unit 22 Introduction to Vibration 137
Reading Material 22 Vibration Analysis and Fault Diagnosis 140
PART Ⅲ COMPUTERIZED MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGIES 144
Unit 23 What is"Mechatronics"? 144
Reading Material 23 Benefits of Mechatronics 148
Unit 24 Computerized Numerical Control(1) 150
Reading Material 24 Computerized Numerical Control(2) 152
Unit 25 Robots(1) 156
Reading Material 25 Robots(2) 158
Unit 26 Computer-Aided Manufacturing(1) 162
Reading Material 26 Computer-Aided Manufacturing(2) 165
Unit 27 Flexible Manufacturing Systems (1) 168
Reading Material 27 Flexible Manufactu ring Systems(2) 171
Unit 28 Computer-Integrated Manufacturing(1) 174
Reading Material 28 Computer-Integrated Manufacturing(2) 177
Unit 29 Automatic Assembly(1) 180
Reading Material 29 Automatic Assembly(2) 183
Unit 30 Lean Production,Agile Manufacturing and Mass Customization Production 186
Reading Material 30 Virtual Manufacturing and Green Product Manufacturing 188
Appendix 1 Vocabulary 191
Appendix 2 A List of Common Prefixes and Suffixes 209