Dr. Mary Frecker
Research

Research Interests:
Mechanical design, design automation, design optimization, kinematics, compliant mechanisms.

Research Centers:

Ongoing Research: Mechanical Systems and Design
  • Development of a Smart Materials Based Actively Conformable Rotor Airfoil
  • Electroactive Polymers for Medical Applications
  • Impact of Metamodel-Driven Visualization on Design
  • Optimal Design of Active Compliant Transmissions
  • Optimal Design of Smart Tools for Minimally Invasive Surgery
  • Optimization of Electrically Integrated Smart Actuators

Bioengineering

  • Electroactive Polymers for Medical Applications
  • Optimal Design of Smart Tools for Minimally Invasive Surger
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