Fall 2022
Engineering, Plastic Parts, Rigid Body Simulaltion, 3D Printing, Compliance Mechanisms, Autodesk Fusion 360, Blender, CAD
New Jersey (Designed);
Alabama (Deployed)
Reboot Reforrestation is focusing on various conservation efforts, and in particular, reforresting the Longleaf Pine. The Longleaf Pine is 97% deforrested and its forests are endangered directly putting upwords of 30 species of plants and animals in endangered or threatened status themselves.
The designs feature plastic printable snap compliance mechanisms (as opposed to fasteners) for easy assembly/disassembly and for reducing overall weight. The rotating "fan auger wheel" also has room on the bottom face for free sediment from the seedballs to accumulate while the bottom plate has a slit through which the accumlated sediment can exit the assembly. Rigid body simulation in Blender proved the models successful (SEE BELOW). Allon's designs improved on Reboot Reforrestations initial model by being readily functional, able to mitigate clogging, mountable, and modular with a max payload capacity around 7-fold larger than the original.
Render of the Drone Frame and Seedball Dispenser in a Field
Render of the Drone Frame and Seedball Dispenser in a Longleaf Pine Forest in Splinter Hill Bog, Alabama
