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    《机械设计制造及其自动化专业英语(第4版高等学校教材)》共分为三部分(Part)，30个单元（Unit）。第一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最新发展成果。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 & MANUFACTURING
  Unit 1 Metals
    Reading Material 1 Stainless Steels
  Unit 2 Selection of Construction Materials
    Reading Material 2 Polymer and Composites
  Unit 3 Mechanical Properties of Materials
    Reading Material 3 Introduction to Mechanics of Materials
  Unit 4 Application of Intensive Quenching Technology for Steel Parts
    Reading Material 4 An Overview of Advances in Vacuum Heat Treatment
  Unit 5 Design of Machine and Machine Elements
    Reading Material 5 Design and Implementation of a Novel Dexterous Robotic Hand
  Unit 6 Manufacturing Process（1）
    Reading Material 6 Manufacturing Process （2）
  Unit 7 Shaper，Planer，Milling and Grinding Machines
    Reading Material 7 Lathe
  Unit 8 Additive Manufacturing-3D Printing
    Reading Material 8 Nontraditional Machining Processes
  Unit 9 NC Machines
    Reading Material 9 Numerical Control
  Unit 10 Hydraulic System
    Reading Material 10 Valves
  Unit 11 Thermodynamics
    Reading Material 11 Applications of Engineering Thermodynamics
  Unit 12 Fluid Mechanics in Engineering
    Reading Material 12 Regimes of Flow in a Straight Pipe or Duct
  Unit 13 Compressors——General Type Selection Factors
    Reading Material 13 Pumps
  Unit 14 Quality Assurance and Control（1）
    Reading Material 14 Quality Assurance and Control（2）
PART Ⅱ FUNDAMENTALS OF AUTOMATION
  Unit 15 Control System Fundamentals
    Reading Material 15 Applications of Automatic Control
  Unit 16 Open-Loop and Closed-Loop Control
    Reading Material 16 The Modes of Control Action
  Unit 17 Feedback and Its Effects
    Reading Material 17 Types of Feedback Control Systems
  Unit 18 Adaptive Control
    Reading Material 18 Digital Control Development
  Unit 19 Artificial Intelligence（AI）
    Reading Material 19 Programmable Logic Controllers
  Unit 20 Measurement Systems
    Reading Material 20 Industrial Instrumentation and Process Control
  Unit 21 The World of Sensors
    Reading Material 21 Signal Conversion
  Unit 22 Introduction to Vibration
    Reading Material 22 Vibration Analysis and Fault Diagnosis
PART Ⅲ COMPUTERIZED MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGIES
  Unit 23 What is“Mechatronics”?
    Reading Material 23 Benefits of Mechatronics
  Unit 24 Computerized Numerical Control（1）
    Reading Material 24 Computerized Numerical Control（2）
  Unit 25 Robots（1）
    Reading Material 25 Robots（2）
  Unit 26 Computer-Aided Manufacturing（1）
    Reading Material 26 Computer-Aided Manufacturing（2）
  Unit 27 Flexible Manufacturing Systems（1）
    Reading Material 27 Flexible Manufacturing Systems（2）
  Unit 28 Computer-Integrated Manufacturing（1）
    Reading Material 28 Computer-Integrated Manufacturing（2）
  Unit 29 Automatic Assembly（1）
    Reading Material 29 Automatic Assembly（2）
  Unit 30 Lean Production，Agile Manufacturing and Mass Customization Production
    Reading Material 30 Virtual Manufacturing and Green Product Manufacturing
Appendix 1 Vocabulary
Appendix 2 A List of Common Prefixes and Suffixes