内容提要
叶仲和、蓝兆辉、史密斯编著的这本《机械原理》是根据国家教育部制订的”高等工业学校机械原理课程教学基本要求”并结合作者多年教学和科研的成果而编写的。《机械原理》以培养学生基本设计能力和创新设计能力为目标，强化解析法和机构综合内容，反映了机构学的新成果和发展趋势：全书共十二章，包括绪论、平面机构结构分析、机构运动分析、平面连杆机构、凸轮机构、齿轮机构、轮系、其它常用机构，组合机构、机械平衡、机械系统的运转及其调速、机构系统创新设计，大部分章节均附有相当数量的思考题和练习题。为方便中国学生阅读，书末附有英中词汇对照表。
《机械原理》可作为高等工科院校本科机械类专业学生学习机械原理课程的教材及专业英语教材，也 可供有关教师、学生及工程技术人员参考。
目录
Chapter 1 Introduction
1.1 Study Object
1.2 Study Content
1.3 Purpose
Chapter 2 Structural Analysis of Planar Mechanisms
2.1 Planar Kinematic Pairs and Planar Mechanisms
2.2 The Kinematic Diagram of a Mechanism
2.3 Degree of Freedom of a Mechanism
2.4 Points for Attention during the Calculation of DOF
2.5 The Composition Principle and Structural Analysis
Problems and Exercises
Chapter 3 Kinematic Analysis of Mechanisms
3.1 Tasks and Methods of Kinematic Analysis
3.2 Velocity Analysis by the Method of Instant Gentres
3.3 Kinematic Analysis by Analytical Methods
Problems and Exercises
Chapter 4 Planar Linkage Mechanisms
4.1 Characteristics of Planar Linkage Mechanisms
4.2 The Types of Four-bar Linkages
4.3 Characteristics Analysis of Four-bar Linkages
4.4 Dimensional Synthesis of Four-bar Linkages
Problems and Exercises
Chapter 5 Cam Mechanisms
5.1 Characteristics and Classification of Cam Mechanisms
5.2 Follower Motion Curves
5.3 Plate Cam with Translating Roller (or Knife-edge) Follower
5.4 Plate Cam with Oscillating Roller Follower
5.5 Plate Cam with Translating Flat-faced Follower
*5.6 Plate Cam with Oscillating Flat-faced Follower
Problems and Exercises
Chapter 6 Gear Mechanisms
6.1 Types of Gear Mechanisms
6.2 Fundamentals of Engagement of Tooth Profiles
6.3 The Involute and Its Properties
6.4 Standard Involute Spur Gears
6.5 Gearing of Involute Spur Gears
6.6 Contact Ratio of an Involute Spur Gear Set
6.7 Manufacturing Methods of Involute Profiles
6.8 Addendum Modification on Involute Gears
6.9 Helical Gears for Parallel Shafts
6.10 Worm Gearing
6.11 Bevel Gears
Problems and Exercises
Chapter 7 Gear Trains
7.1 Gear Trains and Their Classification
7.2 Train Ratio of a Gear Train with Fixed Axes
7.3 Train Ratio of Elementary Epicyclic Gear Train
7.4 Train Ratio of a Combined Gear Train
7.5 Applications of Gear Trains
7.6 Mechanical Efficiency of Planetary Gear Trains
7.7 Tooth Numbers of Gears and Number of Planet Gears
7.8 Introduction to Other Kinds of Planetary Gear Trains
Problems and Exercises
Chapter 8 Other Mechanisms in Common Use
8.1 Ratchet Mechanisms
8.2 Geneva Mechanisms
8.3 Cam-Type Index Mechanisms
8.4 Universal Joints
8.5 Screw Mechanisms
Problems and Exercises
Chapter 9 Combined Mechanisms
9.1 Introduction
9.2 Methods for the Classification of Combined Mechanisms
9.3 Series Combined Mechanisms
9.4 Parallel Combined Mechanisms
9.5 Compound Combined Mechanisms
9.6 Multiple Combined Mechanisms
9.7 Feedback Combined Mechanisms
9.8 Mixed Combined Mechanisms
9.9 Matters Needing Attention
Problems and Exercises
Chapter 10 Balancing of Machinery
10.1 Purposes and Methods of Balancing
10.2 Balancing of Disk-like Rotors
10.3 Balancing of Non-disk Rigid Rotors
10.4 Unbalancing Allowance of Rotor
Problems and Exercises
Chapter 11 Motion of Mechanical Systems and Its Regulation
11.1 Introduction
11.2 Motion Equation of a Mechanical System
11.3 Solution of the Motion Equation of a Mechanical System
11.4 Periodic Speed Fluctuation and its Regulation
11.5 Introduction to Aperiodic Speed Fluctuation and its Regulation
Problems and Exercises
Chapter 12 Creative Design of Mechanism Systems
12.1 Introduction to Design of Mechanism Systems
12.2 Creative Thinking and Creative Methods
12.3 Kinematic Parameters of the System
12.4 Selection of Mechanisms
12.5 Cooperation of Working Links
12.6 Evaluation of the Mechanism System
12.7 Design Example of a Mechanism System
Vocabulary
References
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