Mary Frecker
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Recent Publications
Pseudo-Reflection: A Graphical Method to Predict Stable Positions in Four-Bar and Five-Bar Bistable Linkages
Greenwood, T., Greenwood, J., Frecker, M. & Butler, J., Mar 1 2026, In: Journal of Mechanisms and Robotics. 18, 3, 031005.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Flexure-Based Locking Plates Can Modulate Interfragmentary Motion in Distal Femur and Diaphyseal Fractures: A Parametric Finite Element Analysis
Huxman, C., Updegrove, G., Armstrong, A., Wee, H., Frecker, M. I., Butler, J. & Lewis, G. S., Jan 1 2026, In: Journal of Biomechanical Engineering. 148, 1, 011008.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Investigating woodpecker drumming using the center of percussion
Koczur, E. M., Parkinson, B. M., Frecker, M. I. & Greenwood, T. E., Apr 23 2026, In: Bioinspiration and Biomimetics. 21, 2, 026013.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Investigating Social Relevance and Knowledge Construction in Engineering Design Research Published in the Journals of Mechanical Design and Mechanisms and Robotics
Parkinson, B., Kiani, G. E. F., Frecker, M. I. & Toh, C. A., Jul 1 2026, In: Journal of Mechanical Design. 148, 7, 071403.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Target shape matching of a 1D lithium-ion battery actuator array
Gonzalez, C., Shan, S., Frecker, M. & Rahn, C., Jan 1 2025, In: Smart Materials and Structures. 34, 1, 015048.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Design and optimization of magneto-active elastomer (MAE) unimorphs using genetic algorithms
Pan, T., Greenwood, T., Seepersad, C., Ounaies, Z. & Frecker, M., Oct 1 2025, In: Smart Materials and Structures. 34, 10, 105026.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
A framework for analyzing goal alignment and social relevance of research papers to identify impact of women in design research communities
Parkinson, B., Kiani, G. F., Frecker, M. & Toh, C., Aug 1 2025, In: Proceedings of the Design Society. 5, p. 71-80 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Conference article › peer-review
Frequency bandgap enhancement in locally resonant metasurfaces for S0 Lamb wave mode using topology-optimized resonators
Pillarisetti, L. S. S., Giraldo Guzman, D., Keirn, J., Sridhar, S., Lissenden, C., Frecker, M. & Shokouhi, P., Jan 28 2025, In: Journal of Applied Physics. 137, 4, 043104.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Topology optimization of compliant mechanisms using augmented IFEM with adaptive mesh refinement and level set method
Soltani, Z. & Frecker, M., Jul 2025, In: Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization. 68, 7, 135.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Guest Editorial: Focused Section on Compliant Mechanisms for Mechatronics
Berselli, G., Catalano, M., Frecker, M., Herder, J. L. & Hopkins, J. B., Apr 1 2024, In: IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics. 29, 2, p. 807-809 3 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Surface wave propagation control with locally resonant metasurfaces using topology-optimized resonatorsa)
Giraldo Guzman, D., Pillarisetti, L. S. S., Frecker, M., Lissenden, C. J. & Shokouhi, P., May 1 2024, In: Journal of the Acoustical Society of America. 155, 5, p. 3172-3182 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
An Analytical Model for Nonlinear-Elastic Compliant Mechanisms With Tension–Compression Asymmetry
Hargrove, B., Frecker, M., Nastevska, A. & Jovanova, J., Dec 1 2024, In: Journal of Mechanisms and Robotics. 16, 12, 121006.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Topology Optimization Design of Resonant Structures Based on Antiresonance Eigenfrequency Matching Informed by Harmonic Analysis
Giraldo Guzman, D., Lissenden, C., Shokouhi, P. & Frecker, M., Oct 2023, In: Journal of Mechanical Design. 145, 10, 101704.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Analytical modeling of a multilayer, multimorph lithium-ion battery actuator
Gonzalez, C. A., Shan, S., Frecker, M. I. & Rahn, C. D., Jul 2023, In: Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures. 34, 12, p. 1424-1439 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Analytical modeling of a magnetoactive elastomer unimorph
Pan, T., Leng, R., Uitz, O., Seepersad, C., Ounaies, Z. & Frecker, M., Sep 2023, In: Smart Materials and Structures. 32, 9, 095021.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
