《高等工科院校本科机械类专业：机械原理》是根据国家教育部制订的”高等工业学校机械原理课程教学基本要求”并结合作者多年教学和科研的成果而编写的。本书以培养学生基本设计能力和创新设计能力为目标，强化解析法和机构综合内容。反映了机构学的新成果和发展趋势：全书共十二章，包括绪论、平面机构结构分析、机构运动分析、平面连杆机构、凸轮机构、齿轮机构、轮系、其它常用机构，组合机构、机械平衡、机械系统的运转及其调速、机构系统创新设计，大部分章节均附有相当数量的思考题和练习题。为方便中国学生阅读，书末附有英中词汇对照表。

Chapter1 Introduction
1.1 Study Object
1.2 Study Content
1.3 Purpose
Chapter2 Structural Analysis of Pianar Mechanims
2.1 Planar Kinematic Pairs and Planar Mechanisms
2.2 The Kinematic Diagram of a Mechanism
2.3 Degree of Freedom of a Mechanism
2.4 Points for Attention during the Calculation of DOF
2.5 The Composition Principle and Structural Analysis
Problems and Exercises
Chapter3 Kinematic Analysis of Mechanisms
3.1 Tasks and Methods of Kinematic Analysis
3.2 Velocity Analysis by the Method of Instant Centres
3.3 Kinematic Analysis by Analytical Methods
Problems and Exercises
Chapter4 Planar Linkage Mechanisms
4.1 Characteristics of Planar Linkage Mechanisms
4.2 The Types of Four-bar Linkages
4.3 Characteristics Analysis of Fou-bar Linkages
4.4 Dimensional Synthesis of Four-bar Linkages
Problems and Exercises
Chapter5 Cam Mechanisms
5.1 Characteristics and Classification of Cam Mechanisms
5.2 Follower Motion Curves
5.3 Plate Cam with Translating Roller（or Knife-edge）Follower
5.4 Plate Cam with Oscilating Roller Follower
5.5 Plate Cam with Translating Flat-faced Follower
5.6 Plate Cam with Oscillating Flat-faced Follower
Problems and Exercises
Chapter6 Gear Mechanisms
6.1 Types of Gear Mechanisms
6.2 Fundamentals of Engangement of Tooth Profiles
6.3 The Involute and Its Properties
6.4 Standard Involute Spur Gears
6.5 Gearing of Involute Spur Gears
6.6 Contact Ratio of an Involute Spur Gears Set
6.7 Manufacturing Methsds of Involute Profiles
6.8 Addendum Modification on Involute Spur Gears
6.9 Helical Gears for Parallel Shafts
6.10 Worm Gearing
6.11 Bevel Gears
Problems and Exercises
Chapter7 Gear Trains
Chapter8 Other Mechanisms in Common Use
Chapter9 Combined Mechanisms
Chapter10 Balancing of Machinery
Chapter11 Motion of Mechanical Systems and its Regulation
Chapter12 Creative Design of Mechanism Systems
Vocabulary
References
前言