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Dr. James E. Pickering is a Lecturer of Control Engineering at Aston University's School of Engineering and Applied Science. He currently serves as Programme Director for the Future Vehicle Technologies MSc and Admissions Tutor for Mechanical and Design Engineering. With a PhD in Control Engineering and BEng in Mechanical Engineering, he holds prestigious affiliations including Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (SFHEA) and memberships in the Institute of Measurement and Control (InstMC) and the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET). His research focuses on autonomous vehicle control systems, ethical decision-making algorithms, and transportation safety. He leads modules such as Advanced Systems Design, Future Vehicle Design, and Connected and Autonomous Vehicles at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels. His work bridges theory and practice through innovative educational tools like the Lab-in-a-Box project. Collaborations include the Automatic Control Engineering (ACE) Network and the IEEE Control Systems Society.
His research explores technologies such as trust control systems for autonomous navigation, multi-attribute decision making for collision mitigation, and ethical frameworks for autonomous systems. Recent projects include investigations into highway safety for autonomous vehicles and the integration of tethered drones with autonomous systems. He actively contributes to professional networks like the IET Automotive and Road Transport Systems (ARTS) Technical Network, emphasizing industry-research synergy.
Dr. Pickering's publications span topics from ethical steering control systems to dynamic train coupling optimization. His educational initiatives aim to modernize control engineering pedagogy through hands-on, simulation-based learning. He is also involved in reviewing system requirements for autonomous vehicle operations and advancing safer collision decision-making algorithms.
