A Sterilization of the Operating Theater Using Two UGV & One UAV

Mohamed Mahmood Alseddiqi

A Sterilization of the Operating Theater Using Two UGV & One UAV

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Abstract

There have been many cases in hospitals were the disinfection team get infected after sterilizing and disinfecting an infected area. The current practice takes a very long time to implement, it is very risky and needs many employees specially in operating theatre rooms were cases are ongoing between each case, the rooms should be disinfected[1]. To provide a solution for this problem, this paper simulates three robots that will assist in the disinfection process in hospitals. The first robot is a UAV which is responsible for mapping the environment, it also includes a feature called OpenCV which is responsible detecting the blood on the floor. The robot moves autonomously and sends the map to the second robot. The second robot is a UGV that is responsible to wipe the floor. It will receive the map from the UAV and move autonomously inside the chosen room, it will wipe the areas that are covered with blood. When the wiping is done, the third robot will step up after receiving the map from the UAV and enter the room. This robot is equipped with ultraviolet lights. It will pass through the whole room with the UV on in able to disinfect. It has been proven scientifically that ultraviolet light type C are very effective for disinfection[2][3]. When the third robot finish the disinfection process it will exit the room and go back to its origin. The whole idea is tested simultaneously in GAZEBO simulator in Robotics Operating System (ROS). The three robots worked perfectly together in the simulation program, implementing it in real life will help ease up the disinfecting process in the health industry.