The mission of Team Oliver is to design, build, and fly a compact aircraft that is fully compliant with all AIAA requirements. The aircraft shall be designed utilizing the optimized scoring equation variables from various missions and configured to be repurposed for the three outlined urban mobility tasks. 

The development team used a systems engineering process to ensure the conceptual design addresses all AIAA customer objectives and critical requirements. The team began by developing a requirements compliance document that was separated into separate system-level subsections outlining critical parts of the aircraft. This effort drove a strong knowledge of the competition’s requirements and their potential impact on our design. A sensitivity analysis was subsequently completed to determine the most important variables within the scoring equations to identify and optimize the aircraft’s key systems, features, and components. In addition to computational development, the team also conducted various wind tunnel and flight tests to optimize the overall performance of the aircraft. 

Frank Coffey is the Engineering Technician for all the testing and manufacturing equipment in Oliver Hall. His expertise and dedication helped steer us through challenges with our wind tunnel testing, and allowed us to turn ideas into tangible results. He pushed us to pay attention to detail and emphasized the importance of methodical test development and approach. Frank's contributions not only improved our project but also inspired us to strive for excellence in everything we do. We are grateful for his mentorship and proud to have worked alongside such a talented engineering technician.