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John Pearson is a Visiting Professor at Loughborough University and an Honorary Associate Professor at Nottingham University. He holds a PhD from Loughborough University in the field of Active Control of Helicopter Structural Response. His career spans over 25 years in the aerospace and defense industry, including roles at Rolls-Royce, BAE Systems, and Westland Helicopters. He has been a Technology Lead for Innovation at Rolls-Royce and led the Prognostics and Health Management Laboratory at BAE Systems' Systems Engineering Innovation Centre (SEIC).
Education: PhD in Active Control of Helicopter Structural Response (Loughborough University), BSc (details not explicitly stated).
Research Interests: Focuses on advanced control systems, IVHM, autonomous systems, thermal management, and UAV technologies. Collaborated on EPSRC-funded projects involving bio-mimetic actuation, fault tolerance, and avionics thermal management. His work includes pioneering experimental implementations of active stability systems and integrated system architectures using Kalman filters.
Grants & Collaborations: Involved in EPSRC projects and the ASTRAEA programme (UK-industry/Government funded UAV initiative). Led IVHM campaigns across BAE platforms, including Typhoon jets and UAV projects.
Labs & Teams: Founded the Prognostics and Health Management Laboratory at BAE Systems. Active in academic-industry partnerships through the SEIC at Loughborough University.
Additional Roles: Served on the National Technical Committee for Health Management and the Boeing IVHM Centre of Excellence board. Reviewer for international journals and conference organiser in systems engineering.
