Our heart felt thanks goes out to all of the professors in the GMU Systems Engineering Department who, not only over the years taught us the systems engineering methodology necessary to accomplish this project, but who so generously gave of their time and expertise specifically in support of this project.
| DR. PEGGY S. BROUSE | DR. DENNIS M. BUEDE |
| DR. KATHRYN BLACKMOND LASKEY | DR. PAUL E. LEHNER |
| DR. ALEXANDER H. LEVIS | DR. E. BERNARD WHITE |
We especially want to thank our technical advisor, our mentor, our friend, Dr. Peter Pachowicz, who guided our efforts over the course of two semesters. He took book-smart, yet inexperienced, students and molded us into competent systems engineers. For this we will be indebted to him throughout our professional careers.
DR. PETER W. PACHOWICZ Associate Professor of Systems Engineering
In addition to the faculty of the GMU Systems Engineering Department, we'd like to thank the following professors and administrators for their support of our senior design project:
DR. ANDREW P. SAGE, Professor of Information Technology, School of Information Technology and Engineering (SITE)
The Senior Design Class referred to Dr. Sage's book on a regular basis during the design and development of InSERT. (Sage, Andrew P. Systems Engineering. New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1992)
The robotic lawn mower could not have been built without the financial support of generous
contributors. The following George Mason University organizations helped to make this
system a reality:
IT&E Initiatives Committee George Mason University
The IT&E Initiatives Committee co-shared developmental expenditures.
JUDY CARBONE, Career Services, George Mason University
Provided information on systems engineering career paths and salaries.
In addition to the faculty of the GMU Systems Engineering Department, we'd like to thank SUSAN
ARMSTRONG, who so kindly and patiently provided administrative guidance and support
throughout the school year.