Dr Peter Twigg

How I’ll teach you

Electrical Systems – power and control

Digital Systems and control

Academic and professional qualifications

• Joined MMU in 2001 as Senior Lecturer with The Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Previously a lecturer at Trinity College Dublin with The School of Engineering, and originally a Marine Engineer on oil tankers

Research expertise

Sensor based measurement and analysis of human dynamics

Visualisation of data for analysis and design

Statistical Supervisory Control

Academic collaborations

Particularly interested in industrial based projects

Publications

• Featured Works

• Books (authored/edited/special issues)

  H. Balisane, W. Ahmed, PM. Twigg (2012). Human Gait Analysis Using Wearable Sensors: Biometric analysis for security applications. Lambert Academic Publishers.

  PM. Twigg, R. Timings (2001). Dictionary of Engineering Terms. Arnold (Hodder).

  P. Twigg (1996). Science for Motor Vehicle Engineers. Butterworth-Heinemann.

• Journal articles

  P. Twigg, S. Sigurnjak, D. Southall, A. Shenfield (2014). Exploration of the Effect of Electroencephalograph Levels in Experienced Archers. Measurement and Control. 47(6), pp.185-190.

  A. Brownridge, P. Twigg, S. Sigurnjak (2013). Measurement of Human Motion in Performance. MEASUREMENT & CONTROL. 46(1), pp.21-25.

  A. Bukowski, PM. Twigg (2011). Shaping the future of HGV Trailer Design. Institute of Measurement and Control Journal.

  JV. Vosper, P. Twigg (2008). An Introduction to the Design of Filters and Sinusoidal Oscillators. The International Journal of Electrical Engineering & Education. 45(3), pp.185-199.

  S. Sigurnjak, P. Twigg, N. Bowring (2008). Development of a Virtual Gait Analysis Laboratory. Measurement and Control. 41(6), pp.184-187.

  D. Gadsby, P. Twigg, N. Bowring, I. Williams (2006). Ultra Wideband Positioning for Intelligent Security Systems. Measurement and Control. 39(4), pp.108-113.

  D. Gadsby, P. Twigg, N. Bowring, JB. Allwork (2005). Weapons Detection System for Airport Baggage Screening. Measurement and Control. 38(5), pp.140-146.

  M. Thomson, PM. Twigg, BA. Majeed, N. Ruck (2000). Statistical process control based fault detection of CHP units. CONTROL ENGINEERING PRACTICE. 8(1), pp.13-20.

  PM. Twigg, M. Thomson (1995). The application of Statistical Process Control Techniques to loop control at a supervisory level. Institute of Measurement and Control Journal. 28(3), pp.83-87.

  PM. Twigg, M. Thomson (1995). On-line noise estimation for adaptive SPC loop control. TRANSACTIONS OF THE INSTITUTE OF MEASUREMENT AND CONTROL. 17(3), pp.112-119.

• Conferences

  MO. Derawi, H. Balisane, P. Bours, W. Ahmed, P. Twigg (2011). Gait Recognition for Children over a Longer Period. In: International Conference of the Biometrics Special Interest Group;. G j ø v i k U n i v e r s i t y Col l e g e, 8/9/2011. pp.45-56.

  H. Balisane, MO. Derawi, P. Bours, W. Ahmed, P. Twigg (2011). Gait recognition in children under special circumstances. In: IEEE. pp.89-93.

  H. Balisane, W. Ahmed, MO. Derawi, P. Bours, P. Twigg (2011). Performance of gait recognition in children’s walking compared to adults. In: IEEE. pp.9-13.

  H. Balisane, PM. Twigg, N. Bowring, S. Sigurnjak (2009). Human Gait Analysis for Biometric Identification purpose. In: Proceedings of the Annual Research Student Conference. Manchester Metropolitan University,

  I. Williams, N. Bowring, E. Guest, P. Twigg, YL. Fan, et al. D. Gadsby. (2005). A combined statistical/neural network multi-scale edge detector. In: Proceedings of the Fifth IASTED International Conference on Visualization, Imaging, and Image Processing. Benidorm, SPAIN, 7/9/2005. pp.568-574.

  PM. Twigg, R. Southern, C. Meskell (2004). Multivariate statistical process control for fault detection using principal component analysis. Bath,

  PM. Twigg, D. Gadsby, M. Carroll, S. Iwnicki (2004). Edge and Ratio Analysis Invariant in Weapons Identification for Airport Passenger Screening. Bath,

  PM. Twigg, N. Bowring, E. Guest, Y. Fan, D. Gadsby (2004). A New Statistical Method for Edge Detection on Textured and Cluttered Images. In: The 4th IASTED International Conference on Visualisation, Image and Image Processing. Marbella, Spain, pp.435-440.

  D. Rush, D. Geraghty, P. Twigg (2003). A Fuzzy PID Controller for a Process Control System. Cork Institute of Technology, Ireland,

  PM. Twigg, D. Rush, D. Geraghty (2003). Comparing PID with Fuzzy Control In A Process Loop. University of Limerick,

  C. Meskell, R. Southern, PM. Twigg (2003). Preliminary Application of Principal Component Analysis (PCA) to a microchip test process for Mixed Signal/Radio Frequency (MS/RF) components. York,

  PM. Twigg, M. Thomson, B. Majeed, N. Ruck (1997). Fault Detection of waste heat recovery systems for Combined Heat and Power plants using SPC. York,

  PM. Twigg, M. Thomson, BA. Majeed, N. Ruck (1995). Fault detection of heat exchanger fouling for Combined Heat and Power units using statistical process control techniques. In: ADVANCES IN PROCESS CONTROL 4. YORK, ENGLAND, 27/9/1995. pp.23-30.

  M. THOMSON, PM. TWIGG (1994). STATISTICAL PROCESS-CONTROL METHODS IN THE SUPERVISION AND SELECTIVE APPLICATION OF PID CONTROL. In: INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON CONTROL 94, VOLS 1 AND 2. UNIV WARWICK, COVENTRY, ENGLAND, 21/3/1994. pp.612-617.

Projects and initiatives

Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (2004)

PGCE, MMU, (2003)

Chartered Engineer (1999)

PhD in Control, Department of Engineering and Technology, MMU, (1997)

BEng(Hons) Engineering, First Class (Hons), Integrated Engineering, MMU, (1992)

Member of the Institute of Measurement and Control (1991)

Class 4 Marine Engineer, Merchant Navy, Glasgow College Nautical Studies, (1987)

Other distinctions

Shortlisted for engineering excellence award (Royal Society) (2014)

MMU Enterprise award (2013)

KTP graded Outstanding by KTP panel, Cartwright Trailers, Development of Aerodynamic Low-Carbon HGV Trailer Design, (2013)