Christopher Nielsen, University of Waterloo

Research

Feedback linearization Motion control Nonlinear control systems Output feedback Path following Robotics State estimation

Latest funding

Output feedback controllers for set stabilization
NSERC · 2019 · Principal investigator
$234,000
Coordinated set stabilization : application to robotic manipulators
NSERC · 2014 · Principal investigator
$125,000
Mobile manipulators and heterogeneous robot networks
NSERC · 2011 · Principal investigator
$92,778

All 4 grants and awards

Output feedback controllers for set stabilization

Principal investigatorNSERC2019Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Nielsen, Christopher

Keywords: nonlinear control systems; motion control; robotics; feedback linearization; state estimation; output feedback; path following

$234,000

Coordinated set stabilization : application to robotic manipulators

Principal investigatorNSERC2014Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Nielsen, Christopher

$125,000

Mobile manipulators and heterogeneous robot networks

Principal investigatorNSERC2011Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)

Principal investigators: Nielsen, Christopher

$92,778

Nonlinear set stabilization: application to coordinated path following

Principal investigatorNSERC2009Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Nielsen, Christopher

$195,000

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

Write to this professor

A short, specific email works best. This draft uses one of their recent papers; replace the parts in brackets with your own details before sending.

Applying for

Mention their NSERC grant from 2019

Subject: Prospective PhD student: Feedback linearization Dear Professor Nielsen, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on feedback linearization connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your NSERC-funded project "Output feedback controllers for set stabilization" (2019), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]