UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE NUEVO LEÓN

FACULTAD DE INGENIERÍA MECÁNICA Y ELÉCTRICA

AF1
CALIFICACION: 100
MATERIA: CULTURA INGLESA
DOCENTE: CHRISTOPHER ISIS GEORGE ZUNIGA
GRUPO: 037

MANUEL TOLENTINO LUEVANOS

2109388
IMT
5TO SEMESTRE

SAN NICOLAS DE LOS GARZA AGOSTO-DICIEMBRE 2023

 UNIVERSIDAD AUTONOMA DE NUEVO LEON
FACULTAD DE INGENIERIA MECANICA ELECTRICA

ACCOUNT

INTEGRANTES
Edson Javier Vallejo Balderas 1967141 IMA
Karla Ivette Zamudio Montoro 1916955 IMTC
Grecia Rubí Treviño Romero 2028753 IAS
Manuel Tolentino Luevanos 2109388 IMT
Víctor Hugo Sarmiento Torres 1870343 IME
 INTRODUCTION
In the world of Engineering, innovation and creativity are a fundamental part for the
development of complex problem solving. This report aims to investigate the most
relevant engineering inventions in the United Kingdom related to the careers of each
team member during the development of the first phase. Then in the second phase
it will be mentioned if there are currently similar or more innovative events in the
Mexican context, this analysis will allow us to understand how engineering
contributes to society technological and economic advances, since engineers play a
crucial role in the construction of a more sustainable and technologically advanced
future.

DEVELOPMEN
Engineering inventions in the UK have had a profound and lasting impact on society
nationally and internationally. Throughout history, the UK has been home to some of
the most influential innovations in fields such as mechanics, electronics, computer
science and civil engineering. These inventions have left an indelible mark on
people's lives and the development of technology globally.

Next, each member of the team will mention an engineering invention related to the
career they are currently studying:

Karla Ivette Zamudio Montoro 1916955 IMTC

Phase 1

It was the inventor Nikola Tesla who, in 1890, already anticipated that machines
would replace man in mechanical work. The word robot comes from the writer Karel
Capek who invented it for his 1921 play R.U.R. (Universal Robots Rossum). The
term came from the Czech "robota", slave.
Engineers George Devol and Joseph Engel Berger patented the first robot for
industrial use in 1948. Years later, Devol patented the Unimate robot, used by
General Motors for the assembly of vehicle engines. Unimate could lift pieces of
more than two hundred kilos.
The emergence of Unimate caused different industrial companies to start working
on their own robotic designs. The first jobs of these arms were very simple, such
as moving objects from one point to another. Fuji Kyogo developed in 1963 the
Palletizer robot, a robotic arm that transported pallets.
From the eighties, with the advancement of computer technology, the use of
robots in industry was definitively promoted. Its production reached 80% in the
industrial sector. What became known as the Robotic Age was born.
What is a robotic arm?
It is a mechanical arm designed with
articulated structures that allow it to make a
large number of movements recreating the
functions of a human arm. Usually, it is
manufactured with materials such as
aluminum, steel, carbon fiber or titanium.
Its main task is to streamline tasks that
require repetitiveness and precision in production line processes. The industrial
sectors that normally use the robot arm are the mechanical, automotive, mining,
pharmaceutical or food industries.
Phase 2

Robotic arms have a significant impact in Mexico on various aspects of society.

Although its adoption may vary by region and industry, here are some of the
highlights. In the industrial field, robotic arms are being used to automate repetitive
and dangerous tasks this not only improves production efficiency but also reduces
the risk of occupational accidents which has a positive impact on the safety of
workers. The presence of robotic arms in the industry are driving the growth of
companies specializing in automation and robotics in Mexico this creates highly
specialized jobs in engineering and technology.
Víctor Hugo Sarmiento Torres 1870343 IME

Phase 1

The United Kingdom has played a pivotal role in the history of electrical engineering.
One of the most outstanding inventions is the direct current electric motor developed
by Michael Faraday in the nineteenth century. This invention laid the foundations for
the generation and distribution of electrical energy. Currently, the UK is involved in
renewable energy projects and advanced electricity systems.

It is said that the father of the electric

motor was the British Michael
Faraday, who in 1821 demonstrated,
by electromagnetic means, the
principle of the conversion of electrical
energy into mechanical energy.

He dipped an iron wire at one end into

a container filled with mercury into
which he inserted a magnet. The wire began to rotate around the magnet as soon
as it was supplied with an electric current from a chemical battery at the other end.

It is said that this was the basis of the first electric motor, the so-called homopolar
motor. It generated motion, a circular motion created by a magnetic field using
electricity.

Phase 2
Grecia Rubí Treviño Romero 2028753 IAS

Phase 1
In the area of software engineering, the UK has made significant contributions. Alan
Turing, a British mathematician, is known for his work on the Turing machine, which
laid the foundations of modern computing. This invention is considered a
cornerstone in the history of computing. Today, the UK is immersed in artificial
intelligence and cybersecurity projects.

The so-called "Turing machine" is actually a

mathematical model consisting of an automaton that
is able to "implement any mathematical problem
expressed through an algorithm". Despite this
complicated definition, in reality the Turing machine
stands out for its simplicity because it manipulates
symbols on a strip of tape following a series of rules.
Despite this simplicity, a Turing machine can be
adapted to simulate the logic of any computer
algorithm, hence its enormous potential and value.

Evolution of the computer: Alan Turing's "Turing Machine" timeline

Phase 2
Edson Javier Vallejo Balderas 1967141 IMA

Phase 1
Stephenson, George (1781-1848). British engineer and
inventor, railway pioneer and architect of the Second
Industrial Revolution. A native of Wylam (England), he was
the son of a humble stoker of a steam engine employed in
a coal mine. Between 1798 and 1814, he worked in various
mining towns in England and Scotland, mainly as a
mechanic and machine operator, but also as a shoemaker
and watchmaker. It wasn't until he was 18 that Stephenson
learned to read and write. Worried about explosions in the
mines (his father was blinded by one), in 1815 he invented a safety lamp, capable
of burning and illuminating without causing explosion of the fearsome firedamp gas.
However, he was accused of plagiarism by the chemist Humphry Davy (1778-1829),
who that same year had presented another type of lamp to the Royal Society of
London. The controversy was not settled until 1833, when Parliament guaranteed
the copyright of Stephenson, whose invention, known as "Geordie", was very
popular during the nineteenth century among the miners of the Northeast of England,
to the point that the natives of that area were known by the nickname of the lamp.

In any case, Stephenson's fame came from the locomotive and the railroad. At the
beginning of the nineteenth century, the first railway projects were related to the
transport of materials and workers in the mines (usually in charge of animal draught)
or to the pure circus attraction. Such were the cases (all British) of the locomotives
"Coalbrokdale" (1802), "Penydarren" (1804) or "Catch me who can" (1808), invented
by Richard Trevithick (1771-1833), the "Salamanca" (1812) of Matthew Murray
(1765-1826) and John Blenkinsop (1783-1831) or the "Puffing Billy" (1813) of William
Hedley (1779-1843). However, these prototypes suffered from a very restricted
operability (expensive maintenance in relation to animal power, little resistance of
the rails to the weight of the locomotives, danger of the boilers tending to explode).

Phase 2
Manuel Tolentino Luevanos 2109388 IMT
Phase 1
Frederick Lanchester's contribution to the world of automotive engineering in the UK
in the late nineteenth century is an important part of the early history of automobiles.
Lanchester, a British engineer, made a number of innovations that helped lay the
foundations for the development of the automotive industry in the UK and around
the world. Here's the story:

The First British Automobile: In 1895,

Frederick Lanchester built his first automobile,
which is considered one of the first British
automobiles. The vehicle was equipped with a
four-cylinder gasoline engine and was noted
for its careful design and construction.

Phase 2
 Conclusion
Karla Ivette Zamudio Montoro 1916955

With the development of this activity we took on the task of investigating an

engineering invention that stood out in our branch, personally I was very struck by
the development of the first robotic arm since I am currently studying mechatronics
engineering and I consider it one of the careers that has more boom in the future
since at present everything is being automated to bring greater efficiency and
pressure in different areas such as industry, medicine.
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