Computer-aided manufacturing (CAM)
R Ibrahim
2 points * 13 lecture hours, 13 laboratory hours * Second semester * Caulfield
Applications of CAD/CAM technology, numerical control of machinery, NC axes definitions, motor control, CNC and DNC machines, economics of numerical control, geometry description by programming, NC part programming, manual programming, APT programming language, APT programming statements, additional feature in APT part geometry, APT programming design, industrial robotics, robot economics, group technology. Computer-integrated manufacturing, implementation of CAD/CAM systems.
Assessment
Examinations (3 hours): 60% * Tests and assignments: 40%
Recommended texts
Amirouche F M L Computer aided design and manufacturing Prentice-Hall, 1993
El Wakil S D Processes and design for manufacturing Prentice-Hall, 1989
Hawkes B The CAD/CAM process Pitman, 1991
Mikell P and others CAD/CAM computer aided design and manufacturing Prentice-Hall, 1984