== Thank you to our Sponsors! ==

[[=#isr]]
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The University of Maryland [http://www.isr.umd.edu/ Institute for Systems Research] has contributed funding and our current lab space.

[[=#ece]]
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The University of Maryland [http://www.ece.umd.edu/ Department of Electrical Engineering] has contributed seed funding and our previous lab space.

[[=#aero]]
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The University of Maryland [http://www.enae.umd.edu/ Department of Aerospace Engineering] has donated funding.

[[=#comp_sci]]
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The University of Maryland [http://www.cs.umd.edu/ Department of Computer Science] has donated funding.

[[=#mrc]]
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The [http://robotics.umd.edu/ Maryland Robotics Center] has donated funding.

[[=#lockheed_martin]]
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[http://www.lockheedmartin.com/ Lockheed Martin] has donated funding. 

[[=#northrop_grumman]]
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[http://www.northropgrumman.com Northrop Grumman] has donated funding and CNC machining.

[[=#bae]]
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[http://www.baesystem.com/ BAE Systems] has donated funding.  They have also assigned some of their most experienced engineers to provide us with mentoring and technical advice.

[[=#memsense]]
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[http://www.memsense.com/ MEMSense, LLC] has donated several nIMUs (Inertial Measurement Unit), USB connectors, and other related hardware.

[[=#hokuyo]]
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[http://www.hokuyo-aut.jp/ Hokuyo] has provided a UTM-30LX scanning laser range finder at a discount.

[[=#nsf]]
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The [http://www.nsf.gov/ National Science Foundation] ECCS PCAN program provides financial assistance.

[[=#apple]]
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[http://www.apple.com/ Apple Inc.] has donated numerous top of the line Mac Mini's that we are using as the main computer in our robots and as workstations.

[[=#jcvi]]
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[http://www.jcvi.org/ The J. Craig Venter Institute] has donated two HP !ProLiant DL380 servers.

[[=#ssl]]
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[http://ssl.umd.edu/ Space Systems Lab] has donated use of their [http://ssl.umd.edu/facilities/index.shtml#NBRF Neutral Buoyancy Research Facility] (NBRF) along with space for vehicle assembly and equipment.  The NBRF is a 49,000 cubic foot tank designed for simulating microgravity.  The NBRF is one of only two such facilities in the US and the only at a college in the US.

[[=#sga]]
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The [http://www.sga.umd.edu/ Student Government Association] has donated funding.

[[=#ekfox]]
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[http://www.ekfox.com E. K. Fox & Associates, Ltd.] has donated funding.  They have also assigned some of their most experienced engineers to provide us with mentoring and technical advice.

[[=#teledyne_rdi]]
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[http://www.rdinstruments.com/ Teledyne RDI] has given us their fantastic Explorer DVL module at a considerable discount, as well as a lot of support in getting up and running with it.

[[=#sidus_solutions]]
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[http://www.sidus-solutions.com Sidus Solutions] have provided OEM pricing for many of the camera components, as well as donated the custom housings

[[=#tc_tech]]
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[http://www.tctechnologies.tc TC Applied Technologies] provided us with the use of their excellent !EqcoLogic EQCO400T modules which allow us to pass full speed firewire 400 signals carrying our camera images through the Subconn bulkhead connectors we use.

[[=#SAIC]]
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[http://www.saic.com/ SAIC] has donated funding, and is one of our largest supporters!

[[=#usb_fw]]
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[http://www.usbfirewire.com USBFireWire.com] provided us with a number of custom firewire cables in an extra hurry at cost.

[[=#advanced_circuits]]
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[http://www.4pcb.com Advanced Circuits] have provided us with their standard student deals for as long as our club has existed, and has recently donated several boards with more advanced features to help development.  Every board (save for the ones in the computer, the eqcologics development boards, and the cameras) has been manufactured at Advanced Circuits and we wouldn't have it any other way!

[[=#subconn]]
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[http://www.subconn.com Subconn] has subsidised  some of their wet-mate, waterproof cables and bulk-head connectors.