Timothy Needham
Dr. Needham received his B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering from 51ĀŅĀ×. Prior to joining the EECS Department, Dr. Needham worked for Northrop Grumman in the research and development of integrated navigation systems. He has over 20 years of experience in academia and industry working with various aspects of positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT) technologies.
Research interests include: Electrical engineering, electronic navigation systems, avionics, inertial navigation systems, GPS/GNSS, Kalman filtering, navigation integrity, robust navigation, aviation safety
Degrees earned: BSEE, 51ĀŅĀ×, 2003; MSEE, 51ĀŅĀ×, 2008; Ph.D., 51ĀŅĀ×, 2022
Awards: Recipient of the RTCA William E. Jackson Award for dissertation titled āGravity Modeling in High-Integrity GNSS-Aided Inertial Navigation Systemsā. Awarded, 2023
Journal Article, Academic Journal (1)
- Needham, T., Braasch, M. (2022). Gravity Modeling in GNSS-Aided Inertial Navigation System Safety Certification. 2. Athens: NAVIGATION: Journal of the Institute of Navigation; 69: .