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Numerical Control of Machine Tools
Article in IEEE Transactions on Systems Man and Cybernetics · April 1980
DOI: 10.1109/TSMC.1980.4308460 · Source: IEEE Xplore
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This reviewer has noted the appearance of control texts apparently Numerical Control of Machine Tools-Y. Koren and J. Ben-Uri (Delhi,
printed by photo-offset, directly from a typed manuscript. The print India: Khanna, 1978, 310 pp.). Reviewed by Thomas J. Higgins, Depart-
quality of such texts is markedly inferior to that of a type-set text and ment of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Wisconsin,
can impede the student's comprehension of the material. Shinners' text is Madison, WI 53706.
an example of quality printing. Numerical control (NC) as applied to machine tools covers three
The weaknesses of this text are that different fields: machine tool operation, design of control loops, and
1) its relatively concise treatment of many subjects leaves out detail programming of the part being produced. The present book is unique
that some individuals may want or need; and insofar as it covers all three aspects of the subject within a single volume.
2) many relationships are stated and not proven. The familiar phrase, The book is divided into nine chapters covering the entire NC field,
"It can be shown that...," is no stranger to Shinners' text. starting with conventional automatic machines and NC systems and
progressing to more recent developments-DNC, CNC, and adaptive
Weighing various factors subjectively, objectively, and intuitively, it is control. A comprehensive overview of the subject is provided, together
this reviewer's opinion that Shinners belongs in that select group of with the necessary technical fundamentals for the design of NC systems.
authors comprised of Ogata, Tou, Kuo, Elgerd, and a few others who This book can be used as a textbook for a one-semester advanced
have somehow managed to write a broad-ranging, relatively complete undergraduate course in a mechanical, electrical, or manufacturing en-
and relatively clear control theory text, intended for senior under- gineering curriculum; or it can be used as a sourcebook for the practic-
graduate engineering students. ing engineer.
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