Thomas Richardson

Peter Thomas is a senior lecturer in aerospace engineering in the School of Engineering and Computer Science, and a member of the Centre for Engineering Research, at the University of Hertfordshire. He delivers courses on flight mechanics, stability and control systems, aeroelasticity, and aerodynamics and his main research interests are in nonlinear flight dynamics and control, and biomechanical systems. After completing his MEng (Warw) in mechanical engineering and a PhD (Cran) in aerospace engineering Peter worked at the Department of Aerospace Engineering in the University of Bristol, working on the ASTRAEA programme for autonomous air-to-air refuelling of unmanned aerial vehicles. He then worked at the Engineering Design Centre in the University of Cambridge, developing evolutionary human-machine interfaces (HMI) for aerospace applications. Peter has also worked on a number of other industrial collaborations including experimental flight testing, bioinspired flight control, and the implementation of technology-focused methods for engineering education. His current research focus is on developing biomimetic and smart-material-based morphing aircraft.