本书内容主要包括现代设计技术和先进制造技术两个部分：第一部分主要介绍现代设计技术，如优化设计、可靠性设计、计算机辅助设计、有限元分析等；第二部分主要介绍先进制造技术，包括计算机辅助制造、计算机辅助工艺规程、数控技术、柔性制造和集成制造、工业机器人、现代加工技术和新型工具技术等。
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Chapter 1 Outline of Mechanical Design and Manufacturing
1.1 An Overview of a Manufacturing Enterprise
1.2 Design and Manufacturing: A Historical Perspective
1.2.1 Design
1.2.2 Manufacturing
Vocabulary & Phrase
Chapter 2 Basic Mechanical Design Process
Vocabulary & Phrase
Chapter 3 Fatigue as a Design Criterion
3.1 Mechanism of Fatigue
3.2 Fatigue Strength and Endurance Limit
3.3 Factors Affecting Fatigue Behavior
3.4 Effect of Type of Loading on Fatigue Strength
3.5 Effect of Surface Finish on Fatigue Strength
3.6 Effect of Stress Concentration on Fatigue Strength
3.7 Application of Factors to Generalized Fatigue Curve for Steel Vocabulary & Phrase
Chapter 4 Optimum Design
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Mathematical Programming Problem
4.3 Classification of Mathematical Programming Problems
4.4 Unconstrained Minimization
4.5 Linearly Constrained Minimization
4.6 General Nonlinear Programming Methods
Vocabulary & Phrase
Chapter 5 Reliability Design
Reliability in Static Failure
Vocabulary & Phrase
Chapter 6 Computer-Aided Design (CAD)
6.1 Introduction
6.2 A Brief History of CAD
6.3 The Design Process
6.4 Application of CAD
6.4.1 Geometric Modeling
6.4.2 Engineering Analysis
6.4.3 Design Review and Evaluation
6.4.4 Automated Drafting
6.5 Benefit of Computer-Aided Design
6.5.1 Productivity Improvement in Design
6.5.2 Shorter Lead Times
6.5.3 Design Analysis
6.5.4 Fewer Design Errors
6.5.5 Greater Accuracy in Design Calculations
6.5.6 Standardization of Design, Drafting, and Documentation Procedures
6.5.7 Drawings Are More Understandable
6.5.8 Improved Procedures for Engineering Changes
6.5.9 Benefits in Manufacturing
6.6 Format of Data Exchange
6.6.1 IGES
6.6.2 STEP
6.6.3 DXF
Vocabulary & Phrase
Chapter 7 Finite Element Analysis (FEA)
7.1 A Brief History
7.2 The Basic Theory
7.3 Type of FEA
7.4 Terms of FEA
7.5 Computer Procedure of FEA in Structural Analysis
7.6 Available Commercial FEA Software Packages
Vocabulary & Phrase
Chapter 8 Computer-Aided Manufacturing (CAM)
8. 1 Outline of CAM
8. 2 Elements of the CAM System
8.2.1 The CAM Data Base
8.2.2 Production Management
8.2.3 Manufacturing Control
8.3 Computer Aided Manufacturing System Engineering
8.3.1 Introduction
8.3.2 Vision of the Engineering Environment
8.3.3 Technical Issues
8.3.4 Current Work
8.3.5 Summary and Conclusions
Vocabulary & Phrase
Chapter 9 Computer-Aided Process Planning (CAPP)
Chapter 10 Numerical Control Technology
Chapter 11 Flexible Manufacturing Systems(FMS)
Chapter 12 Computer-Integrated Manufacturing (CIM)
Chapter 13 Industrial Robot
Chapter 14 Rapid Prototyping Technology
Chapter 15 New Cutting Tools
Chapter 16 Nontraditional Mechanical Processes
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