PART Ⅰ FUNDAMENTALS OF MACHINE DESIGN & MANUFACTURING1
Unit 1Metals1
Reading Material 1Stainless Steels4
Unit 2Selection of Construction Materials8
Reading Material 2Polymer and Composites11
Unit 3Mechanical Properties of Materials14
Reading Material 3Tests of Mechanical Properties17
Unit 4Application of Intensive Quenching Technology for Steel Parts20
Reading Material 4An Overview of Advances in Vacuum
Heat Treatment23
Unit 5Design of Machine and Machine Elements26
Reading Material 5Design and Implementation of a Novel
Dexterous Robotic Hand29
Unit 6Manufacturing Process (1)33
Reading Material 6Manufacturing Process (2)35
Unit 7Shaper, Planer, Milling and Grinding Machines39
Reading Material 7Lathe41
Unit 8Die Manufacture45
Reading Material 8Injection Molds49
Unit 9NC Machines52
Reading Material 9Numerical Control55
Unit 10Hydraulic System58
Reading Material 10Pump Controls and Systems61
Unit 11Thermodynamics65
Reading Material 11Energy of a System68
Unit 12Fluid Mechanics in Engineering71
Reading Material 12Regimes of Flow in a Straight Pipe or Duct73
Unit 13Compressors——General Type Selection Factors77
Reading Material 13Pumps80
Unit 14Quality Assurance and Control(1)84
Reading Material 14Quality Assurance and Control(2)87
PART ⅡFUNDAMENTALS OF AUTOMATION90
Unit 15Control System Fundamentals90
Reading Material 15Applications of Automatic Control93
Unit 16Open?loop and Closed?loop Control96
Reading Material 16PID controller99
Unit 17Feedback and Its Effects102
Reading Material 17Types of Feedback Control Systems105
Unit 18Adaptive Control109
Reading Material 18Digital Control Development111
Unit 19Process Control (1)116
Reading Material 19Process Control (2)119
Unit 20Measurement Systems122
Reading Material 20Measurement125
Unit 21The World of Sensors128
Reading Material 21Signal Conversion131
Unit 22Introduction to Vibration135
Reading Material 22Vibration Analysis and Fault Diagnosis138
PART ⅢCOMPUTERIZED MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGIES142
Unit 23What is“Mechatronics”?142
Reading Material 23Benefits of Mechatronics146
Unit 24Computerized Numerical Control(1)148
Reading Material 24Computerized Numerical Control(2)150
Unit 25Robots (1)154
Reading Material 25Robots(2)156
Unit 26Computer?Aided Manufacturing(1)160
Reading Material 26Computer?Aided Manufacturing(2)163
Unit 27Flexible Manufacturing Systems(1)166
Reading Material 27Flexible Manufacturing Systems(2)169
Unit 28Computer?Integrated Manufacturing(1)172
Reading Material 28Computer?Integrated Manufacturing(2)175
Unit 29Automatic Assembly(1)178
Reading Material 29Automatic Assembly(2)181
Unit 30Lean Production, Agile Manufacturing and Mass Customization
Production184
Reading Material 30Virtual Manufacturing and Green Product
Manufacturing186
Appendix 1Vocabulary189
Appendix 2A List of Common Prefixes and Suffixes207