;Contents: Thermo-stimulated electron emission from sand-blasted metals; Cutting of photo-elastic materials at speed over elastic distorsion wave propagation velocity; Chip formation at cutting speed requiring considerations of particle velocity and plastic wave propagation; Dynamical analysis of vibration cutting; Basic motions for pick-and-place mechanism; Micro-welded HSS tools with carbide or oxide; Calculation of the pressure produced; Effects of rust preventives in cutting fluids on tool wear; Equivalent grade characteristics of the vibrating grinding wheel; Abstracts of the original papers published in Apr-June, 1971 on Journal of the Japan Society of Precision Engineering.

Contents: Radial pressure variation in pyrophyllite discs compressed by bridgman-type anvils; Friction welding of ni-based super alloys and nitriding steel; Friction behaviour of screws having no oil grooves; Ultrasonic machining and ultrasonic electrolytic machining with a diamond impregnated tool; Machining Accuracy in turning of works held in chuck; Electric discharge machining with carbon based electrode; The effect of oscillatory feeding on tool wear; Application of high-velocity liquid jets to machining; and Abstracts of the original papers published in July-Sep, 1969 on 'Journal of the Japan Society of Precision Engineering.'

Robust control has been a topic of active research in the last three decades culminating in H_2/H_\infty and \mu design methods followed by research on parametric robustness, initially motivated by Kharitonov's theorem, the extension to non-linear time delay systems, and other more recent methods. The two volumes of Recent Advances in Robust Control give a selective overview of recent theoretical developments and present selected application examples. The volumes comprise 39 contributions covering various theoretical aspects as well as different application areas. The first volume covers selected problems in the theory of robust control and its application to robotic and electromechanical systems. The second volume is dedicated to special topics in robust control and problem specific solutions. Recent Advances in Robust Control will be a valuable reference for those interested in the recent theoretical advances and for researchers working in the broad field of robotics and mechatronics.

Evolving temperature distributions during metal cutting are of major significance. Present analytical models are not capable to predict temperature fields to a sufficient degree. This lack of model validity is caused by the limited mathematical approaches. The present thesis deals with the development of methodologies for thermal modeling based on a class of complex functions termed potential functions. This approach has never been used before for metal cutting applications.