《机械设计制造及其自动化专业英语》共分为三部分(Part),30个单元(Unit)。*部分为机械设计与制造的基本知识,包括金属材料、非金属材料、材料的机械性能、材料力学、金属材料热处理、机械及机械零件设计、制造工艺、加工设备、增材制造、特种加工工艺、数控机床、液压系统、热力学、流体力学、化工机器、质量保证与控制等。第二部分为自动控制的基本知识,包括控制原理、控制系统类型、反馈控制原理、测量系统、过程控制、传感器及信号转换、系统状态监测、人工智能、可编程逻辑控制器等。第三部分为现代先进制造技术,主要介绍机电一体化、计算机数控、机器人、计算机辅助制造、柔性制造系统、计算机集成制造、自动组装、敏捷制造、精益制造、大批量定制生产、虚拟制造、绿色产品制造等。 本书的内容覆盖了机械设计制造及其自动化专业的基本内容及*发展成果。各单元之间,既有一定的内在联系,又独立成章,可根据不同学时数灵活选用。 本书可供机械工程及相关专业本科生使用,也可作为同等程度的专业技术人员的自学教材。

PART Ⅰ FUNDAMENTALS OF MACHINE DESIGN & MANUFACTURING1 Unit 1 Metals1 Reading Material 1 Stainless Steels4 Unit 2 Selection of Construction Materials8 Reading Material 2 Polymer and Composites11 Unit 3 Mechanical Properties of Materials14 Reading Material 3 Introduction to Mechanics of Materials17 Unit 4 Application of Intensive Quenching Technology for Steel Parts21 Reading Material 4 An Overview of Advances in Vacuum Heat Treatment24 Unit 5 Design of Machine and Machine Elements27 Reading Material 5 Design and Implementation of a Novel Dexterous Robotic Hand30 Unit 6 Manufacturing Process(1)34 Reading Material 6 Manufacturing Process (2)36 Unit 7 Shaper,Planer,Milling and Grinding Machines40 Reading Material 7 Lathe42 Unit 8 Additive Manufacturing-3D Printing46 Reading Material 8 Nontraditional Machining Processes50 Unit 9 NC Machines55 Reading Material 9 Numerical Control58 Unit 10 Hydraulic System61 Reading Material 10 Valves64 Unit 11 Thermodynamics68 Reading Material 11 Applications of Engineering Thermodynamics71 Unit 12 Fluid Mechanics in Engineering75 Reading Material 12 Regimes of Flow in a Straight Pipe or Duct77 Unit 13 Compressors——General Type Selection Factors81 Reading Material 13 Pumps84 Unit 14 Quality Assurance and Control(1)88 Reading Material 14 Quality Assurance and Control(2)91 PART Ⅱ FUNDAMENTALS OF AUTOMATION94 Unit 15 Control System Fundamentals94 Reading Material 15 Applications of Automatic Control97 Unit 16 Open-Loop and Closed-Loop Control100 Reading Material 16 The Modes of Control Action103 Unit 17 Feedback and Its Effects107 Reading Material 17 Types of Feedback Control Systems111 Unit 18 Adaptive Control115 Reading Material 18 Digital Control Development117 Unit 19 Artificial Intelligence(AI)122 Reading Material 19 Programmable Logic Controllers126 Unit 20 Measurement Systems131 Reading Material 20 Industrial Instrumentation and Process Control134 Unit 21 The World of Sensors139 Reading Material 21 Signal Conversion142 Unit 22 Introduction to Vibration146 Reading Material 22 Vibration Analysis and Fault Diagnosis149 PART Ⅲ COMPUTERIZED MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGIES153 Unit 23 What is“Mechatronics”?153 Reading Material 23 Benefits of Mechatronics157 Unit 24 Computerized Numerical Control(1)159 Reading Material 24 Computerized Numerical Control(2)161 Unit 25 Robots(1)165 Reading Material 25 Robots(2)167 Unit 26 Computer-Aided Manufacturing(1)171 Reading Material 26 Computer-Aided Manufacturing(2)174 Unit 27 Flexible Manufacturing Systems(1)177 Reading Material 27 Flexible Manufacturing Systems(2)180 Unit 28 Computer-Integrated Manufacturing(1)183 Reading Material 28 Computer-Integrated Manufacturing(2)186 Unit 29 Automatic Assembly(1)189 Reading Material 29 Automatic Assembly(2)192 Unit 30 Lean Production,Agile Manufacturing and Mass Customization Production195 Reading Material 30 Virtual Manufacturing and Green Product Manufacturing197 Appendix 1 Vocabulary200 Appendix 2 A List of Common Prefixes and Suffixes220