The Majority of the components for this year's competition have been installed, the following is the projected budget as of June 08, 2004. For a complete list of materials and costs, Please see the Bill of Materials.
| Electrical
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CPU, Depth Sensor, DAC, Li-Po batteries, DVL, Altimiter, Cameras, Subconn Cables, Floating Wireless, DC/DC Converters | $9,654 |
| Mechanical | Chassis, Thrusters, Component Mounts, Acrylic Shells, Dry Acrylic Tubes and Aluminum EndCaps, Tooling, Z-Intake Plastic, Raw Aluminum, Hardware, Anodizing | $11,212 |
| Design | Supplies for manual rendering, animation | Donated |
| Testing | SCUBA equipment rental, etc, Construction of Targets, LED, Accoustic Beacon | $300 |
| Laboratory Supplies | Machine tools, interface equipment, testing equipment, supplies | Free |
| Travel to Competition | Equipment, students and advisor(s) transport to San Diego, CA | $9,500 |
| Summer pay for Three students | Cover minimal expenses for work on autonomous 6-DOF control of unmanned underwater vehicle | $12,000 |
| Industry Assistance | Machining of parts too large for Undergraduate Machine Shop | $2,500 |
Total
projected as of June 2004 |
$45,166 |
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Financial Support
For this year's competition, the 2003 Duke Robotics Team AUV has received the following financial support:
| Organization | Location | Support | Value |
| Duke University Robotics | Durham, NC | Leftover money from last year's account | $1,000 |
| Subconn | San Diego, CA | Donation of Cable Supplies | $2,300 |
| AUVSI | San Diego, CA | Reward from 2003 AUV Competition (3rd Place) | $? |
| Duke Engineering Alumni Association | Duke University | Monetary Donation | $6,000 |
| Duke University | Durham, NC | Facilities for fabrication and testing including lab space and access to pools. | N/A |
| Private Alumni Donations | - | Duke Alumni Private Monetary Donation | $25,000 |
| RD Instruments | San Diego, CA | Discounted price for Workhorse 1200 DVL | $12,000 |
| American Standard | - | Monetary Donation | $5,000 |
| Lord Foundation | Durham, NC | Research Grant | $12,000 |
| Deep Ocean Engineering | San Leandro, CA | Consulting, Podding of Connectors | $2,000 |
| Open | - | - | - |
| - | - | ||
Total
Financial Support as of June, 2004: |
$65,050 |
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