The University of Notre Dame'sMicro Aerial Vehicle Development Group (MAV-DG) is comprised of graduate and undergraduate students working towards the goal of developing optimized, mission-capable micro aerial vehicles. The current focus of the MAV-DG is the design, construction, and flight-testing of vehicles to be entered in the annual Micro Aerial Vehicle Competitions. The MAV-DG utilizes knowledge gained through wind tunnel experiments and computational studies to develop practical design-optimization procedures applicable to MAV design.