معرفی
Dr. Yuanbo Nie is a Lecturer in Control and Systems Engineering at the School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University of Sheffield, and serves as the Employability Lead for the Global Engineering Challenge. He holds a Ph.D. in Aeronautics from Imperial College London (2021), with previous roles including a postdoctoral position at Rolls-Royce and research at the German Aerospace Center (DLR). His research focuses on numerical methods for dynamic optimization, optimization-based control, and aerospace systems control, particularly in trajectory optimization, energy management for aircraft, and upset recovery simulation.
Education:
- MSc in Aerospace Engineering, Delft University of Technology
- MSc in Advanced Computational Methods, Imperial College London
- Ph.D. in Aeronautics, Imperial College London (Thesis: Numerical Optimal Control with Applications in Aerospace)
Research Interests: Dr. Nie’s work emphasizes developing advanced numerical techniques for dynamic optimization, including integrated residual methods and optimization-based control strategies. He explores applications in aerospace systems, such as optimal flight trajectory design, hybrid-electric aircraft energy management, and next-generation flight simulators. His methods aim to bridge theoretical rigor and practical implementation for engineers.
Professional Activities: He is a member of IEEE, the IFAC Optimal Control Technical Committee, and the EPSRC Automatic Control Engineering Network. His teaching includes courses on multisensor systems and aerospace system modeling.
Labs & Groups: Involved in the Control Theory research group and collaborations with Rolls-Royce’s University Technology Centre.
