San José State University · Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department

ME 250 Precision Machine Design

Prof. BJ Furman


Precision Engineering Links

·         American Society for Precision Engineering

·         Precision Engineering Center at NCSU

·         Precision Engineering Research Group at MIT

·         Kinematic Coupling Research at MIT

·         Gravity Probe B (Stanford website)

·         Gravity Probe B (NASA website)

·         LLNL Library Search Page

·         Principles and Techniques for Designing Precision Machines (pdf – big!)

·         A User’s Guide to Designing and Mounting Lenses and Mirrors (pdf)

·         Unification of Terminology Concerning the Error Motion of Axes of Rotation (pdf)

·         Thermal Effects in Dimensional Metrology (pdf)

·         Metrology of Non-Rigid Objects (pdf)

·         High Bandwidth Short Stroke Rotary Fast Tool Servo (pdf)

·         Fabrication of the Attachment Rails Used for Mounting an Array of Eight X-ray Reflection Gratings (pdf)

·         Handbook of Actuators and Edge Alignment Sensors (pdf)

·         Experimental Design for Single Point Diamond Turning of Silicon Optics (pdf)

·         Precision and Manufacturing at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (pdf)

·         Design of a High-Performance Slide and Drive System for a Small Precision Machining Research Lathe (pdf)

·         Design and  Construction of a Large, Vertical Axis Diamond Turning Machine (pdf)

·         Fabrication of Machined Optics for Precision Applications (pdf – good refs)

·         Diamond Machining and Mechanical Inspection of Optical Components (pdf)

·         The Laser Interferometer System for the Large Optics Diamond Turning Machine (pdf)

·         The Motion Control System for the Large Optics Diamond Turning Machine (LODTM) (pdf)

·         The Power of Deterministic Thinking in Machine Tool Accuracy (pdf)

·         Design of a New Error Corrected Coordinate-Measuring Machine (pdf)

·         A Simple Method for Testing Measuring Machines and Machine Tools (pdf)

·         An Order of Magnitude Improvement in Thermal Stability with Use of Liquid Shower on a General Purpose Measuring Machine (pdf)

·         Friction-Based Design of Kinematic Couplings (pdf)

·         Design of Anti-Backlash Transmissions for Precision Position Control Systems (pdf)

·         Three-Degree-of-Freedom Optic Mount for Extreme Ultraviolet Lithography (pdf)

·         Inspection of the Large Optics Diamond Turning Machine (pdf)

·         The Dimensional Stability of Lightly-Loaded Epoxy Joints (pdf)

·         Large Displacement Compliant Joints (pdf)

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Last updated 30AUG2007 by BJ Furman