Preface

Intelligent manufacturing is the central direction of the development of current manufacturing technology. Through the integration and deep fusion of manufacturing technology, information technology and artificial intelligence technology, intelligent manufacturing can carry out the analysis, judgment, reasoning, conception and decision-making of all aspects of manufacturing with the help of the manufacturing intelligence. The manufacturing intelligence is made by collecting and storing the data of the human experts during the manufacture in order to replace and extend the part of human mental work in the manufacturing environment. Therefore, the intelligent perception, intelligent learning, intelligent decision-making, intelligent control and intelligent execution in the manufacturing process, system and equipment are realized.
         Mechanical manufacturing automation technology is an interdisciplinary content system. It not only includes the design and manufacture in the mechanical field, but also the control, detection, management and information processing. At the same time, mechanical manufacturing automation technology is a developing science. Therefore, in the content arrangement of this book, the attention is not only paid to the combination with the engineering application, but also the combination with the frontier of current scientific and technological development. This book strives to achieve the independence and mutual connection between its chapters in order to help the readers understand and master the basic concepts and general knowledge of the application of the technology. Then the students can gradually gain the ability to solve the practical engineering problems. From a broad perspective, mechanical manufacturing automation and intelligent manufacturing technology will certainly shine with new brilliance. However, due to various reasons, they have not yet played their due role. The author of this book believes that the vast number of talents who aspire to improve the backward situation of the national manufacturing industry can learn useful knowledge from this book and then constantly solve the problems existing in the manufacturing industry. This is also the author’s expectation for the new future of manufacturing industry.

前 言

智能制造是当前制造技术的核心发展方向。智能制造通过制造技术、信息技术和人工智能技术的集成和深度融合，借助计算机收集、存储模拟人类专家的制造智能，进行制造各环节的分析、判断、推理、构思和决策，取代和延伸制造环境中人类的部分脑力劳动，实现制造过程、制造系统和制造装备的智能感知、智能学习、智能决策、智能控制与智能执行。
        机械制造自动化技术是一门跨学科的内容体系，它不仅包括机械领域的设计和制造内容，而且还包括控制、检测、管理和信息处理等方面的内容，同时机械制造自动化技术又是一门不断发展的学科。因此，本书在内容的编排上，既注重与工程应用相结合，又注重与当前科技发展的前沿相结合，着力做到各章节内容的独立与相互衔接，以利于读者了解和掌握其基本概念和应用常识，逐步培养学生解决工程实际问题的能力。 放眼望去， 机械制造自动化和智能制造技术定能创造出新的辉煌，但是由于受各种原因的制约还没有发挥出机械制造自动化和智能制造应有的作用，相信广大的有志于改善国家制造业落后局面的人才，能够从本书中汲取到有用的知识，并不断解决制造业中存在的问题，这也是本书作者对制造业新未来的期盼。