Smart devices and machines for advanced manufacturing

✍ Scribed by J. -P. Merlet, D. Daney (auth.), Lihui Wang PhD, PEng, Jeff Xi PhD, PEng (eds.)

• Publisher: Springer-Verlag London
• Year: 2008
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 406
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

With increasingly complex manufacturing systems and processes, more intelligent and unique devices and machines are needed to support manufacturing operations. Smart Devices and Machines for Advanced Manufacturing presents a focussed collection of quality chapters on the state-of-the-art of research efforts in the area of smart devices and novel machine design, as well as their practical applications to enable advanced manufacturing. The book consists of two major sections, with the first section presenting a broad-based review of several key areas of research in smart devices and machines, whereas the second section is focussed on presenting an in-depth treatment of a particular device or machine, from a parallel kinematic mechanism to a conventional robotic attachment.

Smart Devices and Machines for Advanced Manufacturing will be of interest to a broad readership, from manufacturing and industrial engineers to researchers and postgraduates in computer-integrated manufacturing and computer-aided design and manufacturing.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages i-xix
Appropriate Design of Parallel Manipulators....Pages 1-25
Gravity Compensation, Static Balancing and Dynamic Balancing of Parallel Mechanisms....Pages 27-48
A Unified Methodology for Mobility Analysis Based on Screw Theory....Pages 49-78
The Tau PKM Structures....Pages 79-109
Layout and Force Optimisation in Cable-driven Parallel Manipulators....Pages 111-135
A Tripod-based Polishing/Deburring Machine....Pages 137-166
Design and Analysis of a Modular Hybrid Parallel-Serial Manipulator for Robotised Deburring Applications....Pages 167-188
Design of a Reconfigurable Tripod Machine System and Its Application in Web-based Machining....Pages 189-218
Arch-type Reconfigurable Machine Tool....Pages 219-238
Walking Drive Enabled Ultra-precision Positioners....Pages 239-256
An XYθZ Planar Motion Stage System Driven by a Surface Motor for Precision Positioning....Pages 257-281
Design and Analysis of Micro/Meso-scale Machine Tools....Pages 283-318
Micro-CMM....Pages 319-335
Laser-assisted Mechanical Micromachining....Pages 337-365
Micro Assembly Technology and System....Pages 367-384
Back Matter....Pages 385-390

✦ Subjects

Manufacturing, Machines, Tools; Machinery and Machine Elements; Automation and Robotics; Engineering Design