Recommended Readings

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What books should a precision engineer read?

Al-Bender F. Air Bearings: Theory, Design and Applications. 1st edition. Hoboken, NJ, USA: Wiley; 2021.

Altintas Y. Manufacturing Automation: Metal Cutting Mechanics, Machine Tool Vibrations, and CNC Design. 2nd edition. Cambridge; New York: Cambridge University Press; 2012.

Ashby MF. Materials Selection In Mechanical Design. Second. Butterworth-Heinemann; 1999.

Bassani R, Piccigallo B. Hydrostatic Lubrication. New York: Elsevier Science; 1992.

Beek A van. Advanced engineering design: lifetime performance and reliability. Delft, The Netherlands: TU Delft; 2019.

Blevins RD. Formulas for Natural Frequency and Mode Shape. Krieger Publishing Company; 2001.

Born M, Wolf E. Principles of Optics: Electromagnetic Theory of Propagation, Interference and Diffraction of Light. CUP Archive; 2000.

Christoph R, Neuman H. Multisensor Coordinate Metrology, Measurement of Size, Form, Location and Roughness - Optical, Tactile and with X-ray Tomography. Second. Munich, Germany: sv corporate media; 2007.

Constantinescu VN. Sliding Bearings. New York: Allerton Press, Inc; 1985.

Craig JJ. Introduction to Robotics: Mechanics and Control. 2 edition. Reading, Mass: Prentice Hall; 1989.

Dornfeld D, Lee D-E. Precision Manufacturing . New York, NY: Springer; 2008.

Ernst A. Digital Linear and Angular Metrology: Position Feedback for Machine Manufacture and the Electronics Industry. Verlag Moderne Industrie; 1998.

Evans C. Precision Engineering: an Evolutionary View. Bedford, UK: Cranfield Press; 1991.

Hale LC. Principles and techniques for designing precision machines. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 1999.

Harris TA. Rolling Bearing Analysis , Fourth Edition. New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc; 2001.

Hecht E. Optics. Addison-Wesley; 2002.

Hocken RJ, Pereira PH. Coordinate Measuring Machines and Systems , Second Edition. 2 edition. Boca Raton: CRC Press; 2011.

Horowitz P, Hill W. The Art of Electronics. 2nd edition. Cambridge England; New York: Cambridge University Press; 1989.

Howell LL, Magleby SP, Olsen BM. Handbook of Compliant Mechanisms. 1 edition. Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom; Hoboken: Wiley; 2013.

Ito Y. Modular Design for Machine Tools. 1st edition. New York: McGraw Hill; 2008.

Johnson KL. Contact Mechanics. Reprint edition. Cambridge Cambridgeshire; New York: Cambridge University Press; 1987.

Kamm LJ. Designing Cost-Efficient Mechanisms: Minimum Constraint Design, Designing With Commercial Components, and Topics in Design Engineering. New York: Mcgraw-Hill; 1990.

Marsh ER. Precision Spindle Metrology , Second Edition. DEStech Publications, Inc; 2010.

Mekid S. Introduction to Precision Machine Design and Error Assessment. CRC Press; 2008.

Moore JH, Davis CC, Coplan MA. Building Scientific Apparatus: A Practical Guide to Design and Construction. Westview Press; 2002.

Moore WR. Foundations of mechanical accuracy. 1st edition. Moore Special Tool Co; 1970.

Muralikrishnan B, Raja J. Computational Surface and Roundness Metrology. 2009 edition. New York: Springer; 2008.

Powell JW. Design of Aerostatic Bearings. Brighton: Machinery Publishing Co Ltd; 1970.

Rippel HC. Cast bronze hydrostatic bearing design manual. 2nd edition. Cast Bronze Bearing Institute, Inc; 1975.

Rivin EI. Handbook on Stiffness & Damping in Mechanical Design. Three Park Avenue New York, NY 10016-5990: ASME; 2010.

Rowe WB, O’Donoghue JP. Design procedures for hydrostatic bearings. The Machinery Publishing Co. LTD; 1971.

Rowe WB. Hydrostatic, Aerostatic and Hybrid Bearing Design. Burlington: Elsevier Science; 2012.

Rowe WB. Hydrostatic and Hybrid Bearing Design. London; Boston: Butterworth-Heinemann; 1983.

Ruijl Theo. Ultra precision coordinate measuring machine-design, calibration and error compensation. TU Delft, Delft University of Technology; 2001.

Slocum AH. Precision Machine Design. illustrated edition. Englewood Cliffs, N.J: Society of Manufacturing; 1992.

Smith ST. Flexures: Elements of Elastic Mechanisms. 1 edition. Amsterdam: CRC Press; 2000.

Smith ST, Chetwynd DG. Foundations of Ultra-Precision Mechanism Design. Reprint edition. Yverdon, Switzerland: CRC Press; 1994.

Smith WJ. Modern Optical Engineering: The Design of Optical Systems. McGraw Hill; 2000.

Stansfield FM. Hydrostatic bearings for machine tools and similar applications. Brighton: Machinery Publishing; 1970.

Whitehead TN. The design and use of instruments and accurate mechanisms: Underlying principles. Dover Publications; 1954.