The Aquaponics Farm Automation team focused on creating a robotic farming device that scanned an aquaponics bed of plants and analyzed the collected data. The collected data allowed us to identify plants and predict future growth. The previous team who worked on the project had already built the farm-bot and had started identification of the plants.

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The five members of engineering senior design team 304 stand together on the third floor breezeway at the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering.

This project’s purpose was to address the growing need for better short-term solar energy planning by providing clear and reliable predictions. We developed a machine learning model to predict solar coverage of a given area for the next 5 to 10 minutes. The model was a convolutional neural network that took an image of overhead weather and solar radiation at the same time as inputs. Based on the input data, the model learned what features in the image related to varying solar radiation levels and then output a prediction of future solar radiation.

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The five members of engineering senior design team 303 stand together on the third floor breezeway at the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering.

The ability to analyze the current-voltage (IV) characteristics of electronic components is critical for researchers, educators and engineers. Understanding these characteristics helps design reliable circuits and ensures proper functionality. We aimed to develop a compact, user-friendly IV Curve Tracer to simplify this process while maintaining accuracy and affordability.

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The five members of engineering senior design team 302 stand together on the third floor breezeway at the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering.

This project involved building a robot capable of moving autonomously for the SoutheastCon 2025 robotics competition. The goal was to make a robot that could move around an arena, collect astral materials, put them into containers, position the containers on the correct pad, and place a team beacon in the beacon mast—all under three minutes. We earned more points by completing tasks correctly.

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The five members of engineering senior design team 301 stand together on the third floor breezeway at the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering.

Making Traffic Safer: Team Uses Artificial Intelligence To Improve Intersection Safety

Florida State University researchers are developing innovative technology to make intersections safer by aiming to reduce crashes and save lives.

A team of researchers from the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering is exploring how existing technology and new algorithms can prevent potential crashes at intersections and pave the way for smarter, safer roads.

Center for Advanced Power Systems Celebrates 25 Years of Advancing Science and Engineering

The modern world runs on power systems—networks moving and using electricity to fulfill all manner of tasks. 

For 25 years, Florida State University’s Center for Advanced Power Systems (CAPS) has been at the forefront of innovation and training to advance the technologies that allow these complex power systems to perform at their best. 

FSU Engineering Alumni Drive Innovation: Four Graduates Named to Prestigious Seminole 100

Florida State University’s annual Seminole 100 awards ceremony celebrated a milestone achievement for four distinguished FAMU-FSU College of Engineering alumni, recognizing their contributions to technological innovation and economic growth across the Southeast.

The February 22, 2025 ceremony, held at FSU’s Donald L. Tucker Civic Center, showcased the remarkable achievements of alumni-led enterprises that exemplify excellence in engineering and entrepreneurship.

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