Speedfest (Danger Zone)

Project Overview

Speedfest is a competition hosted by Oklahoma State University intended to encourage amateur aircraft design. This contest challenges universities to design, develop, and test a high-speed attack/sensor deployment UAV capable of separately delivering two payloads accurately while evading radar detection. Danger Zone from Saint Louis University's Parks College of Engineering, Aviation, and Technology is working on the development of a trapezoidal wing aircraft in a twin-tail configuration.

Scoring

Requirement Analysis

The 2018 Speedfest challenges students to respond to the following Statement of Work:

    "Contractors are requested to demonstrate their ability to quickly design, develop and test, a high-speed attack/sensor deployment UAV. The primary mission objective is the ability to separately deliver two payloads accurately in minimum time while evading detection by radar. Contractors will develop and demonstrate prototype aircraft subject to the objectives of this document, and the winning design will be chosen by a qualified team of judges selected from the aerospace industry, government, and academia."

    The Statement of Work also includes all required objectives, Key Performance Parameters (KPP), Key System Attributes (KSA), and Measures of Performance (MOP), for the contractor to provide essential engineering, research, development, test, and evaluation.  

Meet the Team

Joseph O'Neill: joseph.oneill@slu.edu

    Aerodynamics Lead, Recorder

Caroline Belter: caroline.belter@slu.edu

    Performance Lead, Procurer

John Engle: john.engle@slu.edu

    Manufacturing Lead, Editor 

Gerald Dumar: jerry.dumar@slu.edu

    Propulsion Lead,  Archivist

David Ferragut: david.ferraguturrea@slu.edu

    Stability & Control Lead, Webmaster

Ryan Clabots: ryan.clabots@slu.edu

    Structures Lead, Project Manager