为提高机电类本科生、研究生及工程技术人员的专业英语水平，巩固专业基础知识，同时了解机电专业中的新知识和新技术，特编写了本书。

本教材的编写，既兼顾面，又注意点，力求做到点面结合。全书共分八个部分：第一、二、三部分分别介绍机械学、电学、材料学的基础内容；第三、四、五、六、七部分分别介绍机电控制、测试、机械设计与制造、材料加工的基础与发展，内容涵盖了机电专业的主要知识点，同时包括专业发展的趋势和专业前沿的新技术；第八部分着重介绍了现代新兴技术。

本书是机电工程专业英语教材，内容涵盖了机械、电子、材料等学科领域的基础理论，以及相关现代新兴技术的发展动向。具体内容包括机械零件、公差及技术测量、电工电子、工程材料等专业基础知识，以及机电控制、机械设计与制造、液压传动、材料加工、数控技术、机器人技术、计算机辅助设计与制造、微机电系统、纳米技术等现代新技术。本教材既可作为机电类本科和研究生专业英语的学习教材，也可供相关专业技术人员学习与参考。

Part 1 Mechanisms

1.1 Machine Elements

1.2 Tolerances and Fits

1.3 Gears and Cams

1.4 Basic Concepts of Friction and Lubrication

1.5 Reading Materials:Modern Design Methods

1.6 Reading Materials:Design for Manufacture

Part 2 Electricity and Electronics

2.1 Electric Circuit

2.2 Electric Motors

2.3 Integrated Circuit

2.4 Programmable Logic Controller (PLC)

2.5 Reading Materials- Solar Power

2.6 Reading Materials-AC Servo Motor

Part 3 Engineering Materials

3.1 Iron-Carbon Alloys

3.2 Modern Steel Making Process

3.3 Non-ferrous Alloys

3.4 Nanostructured and Nanocrystalline Metals, Metal Matrix Composites and Ceramics

3.5 Reading Materials:Plasma Surface Treatments

3.6 Reading Materials-Hardenability of Steels

Part 4 Electromechanical Control

4.1 Robot

4.2 Digital Control

4.3 Mechatronics

4.4 Water Hydraulics

4.5 Reading Materials:Accelerometer

4.6 Reading Materials-Modeling & Simulation

Part 5 Test and Measurement

5.1 Strain

5.2 Acoustics

5.3 Vibration

5.4 Digital Signal Processing

5.5 Reading Materials-Shock Motions and Their Measurement

5.6 Reading Materials:Condition Monitoring and Maintenance

Part 6 Mechanical Design and Manufacture

6.1 Lathes

6.2 Design Process and Stages

6.3 CAD/CAM

6.4 Numerical Control (NC)

6.5 Reading Materials-Machining Center

6.6 Tomorrow's Manufacturing Technologies

Part 7 Materials Processing Technology

7.1 Fundamentals of Materials Processing Technology

7.2 Metal Casting Processes

7.3 Metal Forming Process

7.4 Rapid Prototyping Technology

7.5 Reading Materials:Metal Welding Process

7.6 Reading Materials-Semi-solid Metal Process

Part 8 Modern and New Technology

8.1 Microelectromechanical Systems (MEMS) Technology

8.2 Nanotechnology

8.3 Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) Technology

8.4 Superconductors and Applications

8.5 Reading Materials: Lean Manufacturing

8.6 Reading Materials:Laser Applications

8.7 Reading Materials: Global Positioning System (GPS)

Reference Answers for Comprehension Exercises

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