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Chapter 3. Description of Machine Tools 111
3.1 Basic Knowledge about Functional and Structural
Description Methods 112
3.2 Details of Functional Description 115
3.3 Details of Structural Description 123
References 128
Chapter 4. Application of Machine Tool Description
to Engineering Design 131
4.1 Application of Functional Description 131
4.1.1 Classification of machining centers and its application
to marketability analysis 131
4.1.2 Analysis of machining function and its application
to evaluate compatibility with production systems 135
4.1.3 Automated generation of concept drawing 138
4.1.4 Estimation of assembly accuracy in design stage 148
4.2 Application of Structural Description 149
4.2.1 Similarity evaluation of structural configuration—availability
constraints of modular design 150
4.2.2 Variant design for structural configuration 157
4.2.3 Free design for structural configuration 165
References 171

Part 2 Engineering Design for Machine Tool
Joints—Interfacial Structural Configuration
in Modular Design

Chapter 5. Basic Knowledge of Machine Tool Joints 175
5.1 Classification of Machine Tool Joints 181
5.2 Definition of Machine Tool Joint and Representation
of Joint Characteristics 190
5.3 External Applied Loads to Be Considered and Fundamental
Factors Governing Joint Characteristics 196
5.4 Effects of Joint on Static and Dynamic Stiffness, and Thermal
Behavior of Machine Tool as a Whole 198
5.5 Firsthand View of Research History 204
References 210
Chapter 6. Fundamentals of Engineering Design and Characteristics
of the Single Flat Joint 213
6.1 Quick Notes for Single Flat Joint, Determination of Mathematical
Model, and Fundamental Knowledge about Engineering
Design Formulas 214
6.2 Design Formulas for Normal Joint Stiffness and
Related Research 218
6.2.1 Expressions for static normal joint stiffness 218
6.2.2 Representative researches into behavior of the
single flat joint under normal loading 225