ACE PPE

In response to the COVID Pandemic, Northeastern’s RiVer Robotics Lab's Automation of Characterization and Evaluation (ACE) team built an autonomous system to test if manufacturers’ Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) materials pass industry standards. This system has three tests, the blood, flame, and water test, which are run by a robotic arm that moves to each test on a rail. I built out the ROS framework for each test, and designed the Flammability test. I worked on image processing (OpenCV) for determining whether specific material passed a given test and built out electrical systems off Arduino boards for the actual running of tests. I designed and built PCB boards for specific components of each test. I also developed the GUI (KivyMD) for specifying which test the arm should run.