Dr. Christian A. Cousin – College of Engineering

Assistant Professor

Mechanical Engineering

3011 SERC
(205) 348-8076
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Education

Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, University of Florida, 2019
M.S., Mechanical Engineering, University of Florida, 2017
B.S., Mechanical Engineering, University of Florida, 2015

Biography

Dr. Christian A. Cousin joined the department of mechanical engineering at The University of Alabama as a faculty member in July 2019 after graduating with his doctorate from the University of Florida. He was awarded a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship in the spring of 2016 and holds patents with General Electric and Eaton Corporation.

Cousin is the author/co-author of 25 peer-refereed technical publications, including six journal papers, and has given live research demonstrations at the 2018 Cyber-Physical & Human Systems Conference in Miami, Florida. His research interests include nonlinear and adaptive control, switched and hybrid systems, cyber-physical systems, hybrid exoskeletons, functional electrical stimulation, human-robot interaction, rehabilitation, and machine learning.

Honors and Awards

IEEE Control Systems Technology Award, 2019; IEEE Control Systems Society
Dissertation Award, 2019, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of Florida
Graduate Research Award, 2018, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of Florida
Graduate Research Fellowship, 2016, National Science Foundation

Areas of Research

Latest Publications

C. A. Cousin, V. Duenas, C. Rouse, M. Bellman, P. Freeborn, E. Fox, and W. E. Dixon, “Closed-Loop Cadence and Instantaneous Power Control on a Motorized Functional Electrical Stimulation Cycle,” IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology, to appear.
V. H. Duenas, C. A. Cousin, C. Rouse, E. J. Fox, and W. E. Dixon, “Distributed Repetitive Learning Control for Cooperative Cadence Tracking in Functional Electrical Stimulation Cycling,” IEEE Transactions on Cybernetics, to appear.
C. Rouse, R. Downey, C. Gregory, C. A. Cousin, V. Duenas, and W. E. Dixon, “FES Cycling in Stroke: Novel Closed-Loop Algorithm Accommodates Differences in Functional Impairments,” IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering, to appear.
C. A. Cousin, C. A. Rouse, V. H. Duenas, and W. E. Dixon, “Controlling the Cadence and Admittance of a Functional Electrical Stimulation Cycle,” IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering, Vol. 27, No. 6, pp. 1181-1192 (2019).
V. H. Duenas, C. A. Cousin, A. Parikh, P. Freeborn, E. J. Fox, and W. E. Dixon, “Motorized and Functional Electrical Stimulation Induced Cycling via Switched Repetitive Learning Control,” IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology, Vol. 27, No. 4, pp. 1468-1479 (2019).