the maple seed project: an air-deployed tactical sensor network

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flight testing of 2008/2009 prototype

NaPiOn motion detector testing

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Dispersal testing drop location	Samara seeds used in dispersal tests
Wooden mold	Preparing the mold
Vacuum bagging	First carbon fiber prototype
Fabrication lab at HPMI	Water jet cutter used for cutting out form
EE senior design lab	Testing the CC2430EM ZigBee module

welcome!

Welcome to the FSU/FAMU CoE Maple Seed Project site. The Maple Seed Sensor Network, also known as the Maple Seed Unmanned Ground Surveilance System (MSUGSS) is a ME/EE multidisciplinary senior design project sponsored by Harris Corporation.

Our problem is to create a compact, unobtrusive sensor device that can be deployed from an aircraft. After nearly two years of development, we have conceived a novel solution that draws inspiration from the samara or seed pod of the of the majestic maple tree. Please visit the About page for more information.

news

03-25 dispersal testing update
03-18 sensor board v2
03-16 power supply subsystem update
03-15 Prototype 2 manufacturing.
02-10 daughter board assembly
02-09 next phase of prototyping
02-09 power supply update
02-09 first

people

Cody Epperson
Kevin Malfa
Kyle Lackinger
Russ Ford
Stephen DeBlois