Projects

A collection of my technical work and engineering projects.

Primary Projects

Mateo working at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

NASA — Selected Systems & Integration

Mechanical design, integration, inspection & testing at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

Mechanical DesignIntegration & TestingInventor+1 more

Lincoln Space Surveillance Complex at the Westford field site

MIT Lincoln Laboratory — Group 92

Mechanical design and prototyping for space surveillance radar systems, Division 9

Mechanical DesignRigging & HydraulicsPrototyping

Team Olympus mission patch for the NASA Mars to Table Challenge

NASA Mars to Table — Team Olympus

Systems-team engineering and data pipelines for a 40-person NASA challenge on feeding a Mars mission

PythonData PipelinesSystems Engineering

Space Blanket Thermal Analysis

Closed-system thermodynamic modeling and experimental validation of thermal blanket insulation

ThermodynamicsMATLABSiemens NXArduino

SolarSURFER — CubeSat (6U)

Design work focused on structure, deployables, and systems integration for a solar-sailing CubeSat

Autodesk FusionFemap

Disc Golf Disc Cleaner

Automated mechatronics system for cleaning disc golf discs

MechatronicsArduinoFusion 360Onshape

Hackathons

Canary wearable environmental monitor vest with integrated sensors and Raspberry Pi

Canary — YHack

Real-time low-cost environmental gas detection and hazard mapping for mining safety. 3rd Place Societal Impact, 4th Place Hardware.

Raspberry PiPythonHardwareGas Sensors

Gait AI team presenting on stage at The Generator Buildathon at Babson College

Gait AI — Babson Buildathon

AI-powered smart insole for real-time gait analysis and injury prevention. Winner, The Generator Buildathon.

ESP32ArduinoSwift / iOSHardware

ReFrame prototype device — AI-powered digital picture frame for Alzheimer's patients

ReFrame: Babson Buildathon

Embedded software and mechanical design for the ReFrame buildathon project

Embedded Software & Mechanical DesignDesign | Python & Fusion

Scent-o-Matic

IAP Hackathon build: automated XY gantry and pipette system for custom perfume mixing, with 6,748 possible scent combinations

MechatronicsGantryPythonSolidWorksRaspberry Pi

FlowState — CYVL Hackathon

LiDAR point cloud to browser-viewable 3D model and flood-simulation input. Finalist, invited to interview with the CYVL team.

PythonNumPyPDALLiDAR

Delayed Propagation ops console pricing a temporary flight restriction's disruption cost

Delayed Propagation — ASI Hackathon

Prices a temporary flight restriction's real disruption cost against live ADS-B tracks. Invited to interview with the ASI team.

Next.jsTypeScriptLeafletOpenSky ADS-B

DroneGym ground station UI with world, FPV camera, and attitude panels

DroneGym — Founders Inc

RL training gym for autonomous FPV drones, built in one night. Winner, beat 127 other teams.

PythonNumPyGymnasiumPPO

Minor Projects

Line-Sensing Robot

Arduino line-follower with four IR reflectance sensors, motor shield, and live serial tuning

ArduinoPythonEmbedded Systems

DIY 3D Scanner

Low-cost, two-axis IR distance scanner: Arduino, servos, and MATLAB visualization

ArduinoMATLABVisualization

Hand Grip Dynamometer

Instrumentation, circuit design, calibration, and data analysis for a grip-force tester

Mechanical Design & CircuitrySolidWorks & Analog Design

SafeRoute final poster summarizing the digital twin evacuation guidance system

SafeRoute — Lincoln Laboratory I3C

Dynamic evacuation guidance for complex facilities: a building digital twin routes occupants around a live hazard via adaptive exit signs

Digital TwinParticle Swarm OptimizationRFIDPython