Russ College of Engineering and Technology
Faculty
Timothy Needham
Assistant Professor
Avionics Engineering Center
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Education
- Ph.D., Ohio University, 2022
- MSEE, Ohio University, 2008
- BSEE, Ohio University, 2003
Research Interests
- Electrical engineering
- Electronic navigation systems
- Avionics
- Inertial navigation systems
- GPS/GNSS
- Kalman filtering
- Navigation integrity
- Robust navigation
- Aviation safety
Biography
Dr. Needham received his B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering from Ohio University. 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.
Awards
Recipient of the RTCA William E. Jackson Award for dissertation titled “Gravity Modeling in High-Integrity GNSS-Aided Inertial Navigation Systems”. 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: https://navi.ion.org/content/69/2/navi.520.