the maple seed project

new carbon fiber shell

daughter board

module + daughter board

flight testing of 2008/2009 prototype

NaPiOn motion detector testing

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.

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

Cody Epperson
Kevin Malfa
Kyle Lackinger
Russ Ford
Stephen DeBlois