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Xsens

Pantheon 6a, Enschede Netherlands 7521 PR

Tel: +31 88 97367 00

Email: info@ xsens.com • www.xsens.com

CEO: Casper Peeters • Engineering Director: Per Slycke

Employees: 65

Xsens supplies products for the measurement of motion, orientation and position based miniature MEMS inertial sensor technology. The prod- ucts are designed for control, stabi- lization and navigation of vehicles and new applications such as inertial full-body human motion capturing.

One of these products, the MTi, is a miniature Attitude Heading

Reference System (AHRS) designed for use in USBL systems, survey ves- sels, sonar systems and

ROV’s/UUV’s, e.g. in the high-end platforms by Saab Underwater

Systems and Seaeye.

Schilling Robotics Inc. 260 Cousteau Pl, Suite 200, Davis CA 95618

Tel: (530) 753-6718

Email: sales@ schilling.com • www.schilling.com

President/CEO: Philip F. Otto

Schilling Robotics has been engi- neering, manufacturing, and deliver- ing subsea equipment since 1985.

The company currently offers five standard telerobotic manipulator sys- tems: TITAN 4, ATLAS, RigMaster,

CONAN and ORION. The product line displays a range of functions, sizes, lift capacities, ranges of motion, control systems, and dexterities.

Shark Marine Technologies Inc. 4-23 Nihan Dr., St. Catherines Ontario Canada L2N 1L2

Tel: (905) 687-6672

Email: sales@ sharkmarine.com • www.sharkmarine.com

Facility: Located near the southern shore of Lake Ontario

Testing Capabilities: Facilities include a complete machine shop, electronics department and software engineering department.

Employees: 15

Shark Marine Technologies has made advancements in underwater imaging equipment, ROVs and other survey systems. Shark has provided consultation, software development, custom manufacture, hydrostatic test- ing, equipment rentals and location operations. Shark Marine

Technologies Inc. has developed and manufactured products such as diver detection and deterrent systems, remotely operated inspection and

YSI Inc. 1725 Brannum Lane, Yellow Springs, Ohio 45387

Tel: 937-767-7241

E-mail: environmental@ ysi.com • www.ysi.com

CEO: Rick Omlor • Vice President: Gayle Rominger • Sales Manager: Rick Fielder • Engineering Director: Ed King

Facility: Corporate HQ, Research and Development, and Manufacturing

Acres: 13 • Square Footage: 24,004 sq ft

Testing Capabilities: Pressure tester; electromagnetic chamber; wave tank; fresh and marine water access

Number of Employees: 360

Annual Sales: 90m

YSI designs and manufactures sensor instrumentation and real-time monitoring systems for professionals who protect natural resources and aquatic life. Founded in 1948, YSI—including its SonTek and Integrated

Systems & Services divisions—offers a variety of environmental monitor- ing instrumentation that fit together into a comprehensive data collection system to measure baseline data and changes in quality in water bodies. YSI provides products, systems, solutions, and technical support to help managers monitor and protect water resources. • NEW Castaway-CTD: Small, accurate instrument takes quick, georeferenced CTD profiles and displays them immediately on an integrated color screen. Developed to quickly obtain speed-of-sound corrections, but useful in all applications that need rapid conductivity, temperature, and depth data. • YSI 6-Series Sondes: Multiparameter instruments for unattended, in situ monitoring of water quality.

Measurements include chlorophyll, dissolved oxygen, salinity, pH, blue-green algae, temperature, PAR, and more.

Wipers and copper anti-fouling components now protect the sondes for longer marine deployments. • SonTek/YSI ADV: Acoustic Doppler velocimeters for unattended monitoring of directional waves, tides, currents, meteorological sensors, and power supplies. They are rugged enough to withstand significant wind and wave activity in near ocean applications, providing reliable long-term monitoring in harsh environments. • Vertical Profiling System: An autonomous profiler tracks water quality variability throughout the water column.

This system is used in drinking water reservoirs and aquaculture applications to track algal blooms, sediment plumes, and conditions which may lead to critically low dissolved oxygen levels. • EcoMapper AUV: An autonomous underwater vehicle which maps large areas of water, generating high-resolution data of water quality, bathymetry (using side-scan sonar) and velocity logs.

YSI CastAway CTD.