edited by Cornelius T Leondes (University of California, Los Angeles, USA)

This is an invaluable five-volume reference on the very broad and highly significant subject of computer aided and integrated manufacturing systems. It is a set of distinctly titled and well-harmonized volumes by leading experts on the international scene.

The techniques and technologies used in computer aided and integrated manufacturing systems have produced, and will no doubt continue to produce, major annual improvements in productivity, which is defined as the goods and services produced from each hour of work. This publication deals particularly with more effective utilization of labor and capital, especially information technology systems. Together the five volumes treat comprehensively the major techniques and technologies that are involved.

• Volume 1:
  • Computer Techniques and Applications in the Conceptual Design Phase of Mechanical Products (W Hsu & I M Y Woon)
  • Data and Assembly Techniques and Their Applications in Automated Workpiece Classification System (S H Hsu et al.)
  • Techniques and Applications of On-Line Process Quality Improvement (G Chen)
• Volume 2:
  • Neural Networks Techniques for the Optical Inspection of Machined Parts (N Guglielmi et al.)
  • Computer Techniques and Applications of Automated Process Planning in Manufacturing Systems (K A Aldakhilallah & R Ramesh)
  • Internet-Based Manufacturing Systems: Techniques and Applications (H Lau)
• Volume 3:
  • Optimal Dynamic Facility Design of Manufacturing Systems (T L Urban)
  • Rapid Prototyping Technologies and Limitations (C K Chua & S M Chou)
  • Visual Assessment of Free-Form Surfaces in CADCAM (R J Cripps & A A Ball)
• Volume 4:
  • Generation of Three-Dimensional Shapes in CAD/CAM Systems Using Art-to-Part Technique (C K Chua & K Y Chow)
  • Computer Techniques and Applications of Adaptive-Growth-Type Representation in Computer Aided Design (CAD) (I Nagasaka et al.)
  • Computer Techniques and Applications in Rapid Prototyping (G Barequet)
• Volume 5:
  • Techniques and Applications of Production Planning in Electronics Manufacturing Systems (J Smed et al.)
  • Economic Optimization of Machining Operations in Computer Aided Manufacturing Systems (J Wang)
  • Computer Techniques and Applications for Real-Time Embedded Control in Mechatronic Systems (M Colnaric & W A Halang)
  • and other articles