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The impact of the technology of Computer-Aided Design and Manufacturing in automobile engineering, marine engineering and aerospace engineering has been tremendous. Using computers in manufacturing is receiving particular prominence as industries seek to improve product quality, increase productivity and to reduce inventory costs. Therefore, the emphasis has been attributed to the subject of CAD and its integration with CAM. Designed as a textbook for the undergraduate students of mechanical engineering, production engineering and industrial engineering, it provides a description of both the hardware and software of CAD/CAM systems. The Coverage Includes Principles of interactive computer graphics Wireframe, surface and solid modelling Finite element modelling and analysis NC part programming and computer-aided part programming Machine vision systems Robot technology and automated guided vehicles Flexible manufacturing systems Computer integrated manufacturing Artificial intelligence and expert systems Communication systems in manufacturing Pedagogical Features CNC program examples and APT program examples Review questions at the end of every chapter A comprehensive Glossary A Question Bank at the end of the chapters Table of Contents Foreword Preface Acknowledgements Part I: CAD—Fundamentals of Design, Computers and Controllers 1. Fundamentals of CAD 2. Computer Systems Part II: CAD—Hardware and Software Components 3. Use of Computers in CAD/CAM System 4. CAD System Hardware 5. CAD System Software 6. Principles of Interactive Computer Graphics 7. Transformation Systems 8. Wire Frame Modelling 9. Surface Modelling 10. Solid Modelling Part III: CAD—Design Aspects of Industrial Components 11. Finite Element Modelling and Analysis Part IV: CAM—Numerical Control Production Systems 12. Numerical Control in Production Systems 13. Computer Control of NC Machines 14. NC Part Programming and Computer Aided Part Programming Part V: Information Systems in Manufacturing 15. Group Technology 16. Computer Aided Process Planning Part VI: Quality Control and Automated Inspection 17. Computer-Aided Inspection and Quality Control 18. Machine Vision Part VII: Integration of Manufacturing Systems 19. Computer Integrated Production Planning Systems 20. Industrial Robots and Automated Guided Vehicle Systems 21. Flexible Manufacturing Systems 22. Computer Integrated Manufacturing Part VIII: Intelligent CAD and Manufacturing Systems 23. Artificial Intelligence and Expert System 24. Communication Systems in Manufacturing Bibliography  Glossary Question Bank (Computer Aided Design) Question Bank (Computer Aided Manufacturing) Objective Type Questions Index