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Michael I. Friswell

Michael I. Friswell

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Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
UK
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

D-Index
94
Citations
39199
World Ranking
92
National Ranking
2

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in United Kingdom Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in United Kingdom Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in United Kingdom Leader Award

Overview

Michael I. Friswell is affiliated with Swansea University in the United Kingdom and has a research focus primarily in engineering, with extensive contributions across multiple subfields.

The main fields of study for this researcher include:

  • Engineering

Within engineering, their work spans several subfields such as:

  • Civil and Structural Engineering
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Mechanics of Materials
  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Control and Systems Engineering

The researcher has made significant contributions to a variety of topics, including:

  • Structural Health Monitoring Techniques
  • Aeroelasticity and Vibration Control
  • Composite Structure Analysis and Optimization
  • Probabilistic and Robust Engineering Design
  • Vibration Control and Rheological Fluids
  • Bladed Disk Vibration Dynamics
  • Magnetic Bearings and Levitation Dynamics

The publication record shows a range of recent papers, highlighting ongoing work in aeroelasticity, vibration, and mechanical systems:

  • Recent developments in the aeroelasticity of morphing aircraft, 2021, Progress in Aerospace Sciences
  • Aeroelastic model and analysis of an active camber morphing wing, 2021, Aerospace Science and Technology
  • An equivalent model of a nonlinear bolted flange joint, 2020, Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing
  • Vibration of viscoelastic axially graded beams with simultaneous axial and spinning motions under an axial load, 2020, Applied Mathematical Modelling
  • The vibration of two-dimensional imperfect functionally graded (2D-FG) porous rotating nanobeams based on general nonlocal theory, 2020, Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing

The frequent coauthors collaborating with this researcher include:

  • Hamed Haddad Khodaparast
  • Alexander D. Shaw
  • Mohammadreza Amoozgar
  • Tanmoy Chatterjee
  • Javad Taghipour

Publication venues commonly featuring their work are:

  • Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing
  • Aerospace Science and Technology
  • Journal of Sound and Vibration
  • Applied Mathematical Modelling
  • Composite Structures

Best Publications

  • Finite Element Model Updating in Structural Dynamics

    J.E. Mottershead;Michael Friswell

  • Model Updating In Structural Dynamics: A Survey

    J.E. Mottershead;M.I. Friswell

  • A Review of Morphing Aircraft

    Silvestro Barbarino;Onur Bilgen;Rafic M. Ajaj;Michael I. Friswell

  • The sensitivity method in finite element model updating: A tutorial

    John E. Mottershead;Michael Link;Michael I. Friswell

  • Dynamics of rotating machines

    Michael I. Friswell;John E. T. Penny;Seamus D. Garvey;Arthur W. Lees

  • SIMPLIFIED MODELS FOR THE LOCATION OF CRACKS IN BEAM STRUCTURES USING MEASURED VIBRATION DATA

    Jyoti Sinha;MI Friswell;S Edwards

  • Damage identification using inverse methods

    Michael I Friswell

  • Fixed-Time Attitude Control for Rigid Spacecraft With Actuator Saturation and Faults

    Boyan Jiang;Qinglei Hu;Michael I. Friswell

  • A review of robust optimal design and its application in dynamics

    C. Zang;M. I. Friswell;J. E. Mottershead

  • A review on shape memory alloys with applications to morphing aircraft

    S Barbarino;E I Saavedra Flores;R M Ajaj;I Dayyani

  • Model reduction using dynamic and iterated IRS techniques

    M.I. Friswell;S.D. Garvey;J.E.T. Penny

  • Piezoelectric energy harvesting from broadband random vibrations

    S Adhikari;M I Friswell;D J Inman;D J Inman

  • A COMBINED GENETIC AND EIGENSENSITIVITY ALGORITHM FOR THE LOCATION OF DAMAGE IN STRUCTURES

    M.I. Friswell;J.E.T. Penny;S.D. Garvey

  • Non-linear piezoelectric vibration energy harvesting from a vertical cantilever beam with tip mass

    Michael I Friswell;S Faruque Ali;Onur Bilgen;Sondipon Adhikari

  • Magnetopiezoelastic energy harvesting driven by random excitations

    G. Litak;M. I. Friswell;S. Adhikari

  • Crack Modeling for Structural Health Monitoring

    M. I. Friswell;J. E. T. Penny

  • Automatic choice of measurement locations for dynamic testing

    J. E. T. Penny;M. I. Friswell;S. D. Garvey

  • Vibration of nonlocal Kelvin-Voigt viscoelastic damped Timoshenko beams

    Y. Lei;S. Adhikari;M.I. Friswell

  • The mechanics of composite corrugated structures: A review with applications in morphing aircraft

    I. Dayyani;A.D. Shaw;E.I. Saavedra Flores;M.I. Friswell

  • Equivalent models of corrugated panels

    Y. Xia;M.I. Friswell;E.I. Saavedra Flores;E.I. Saavedra Flores

  • REGULARISATION METHODS FOR FINITE ELEMENT MODEL UPDATING

    H. Ahmadian;J.E. Mottershead;M.I. Friswell

  • Finite–element model updating using experimental test data: parametrization and regularization

    Michael I. Friswell;John E. Mottershead;Hamid Ahmadian

Frequent Co-Authors

Sondipon Adhikari
Sondipon Adhikari University of Glasgow
John E. Mottershead
John E. Mottershead University of Liverpool
Paul M. Weaver
Paul M. Weaver University of Limerick
Grzegorz Litak
Grzegorz Litak Lublin University of Technology
Daniel J. Inman
Daniel J. Inman University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Alan R Champneys
Alan R Champneys University of Bristol
Paul D. Wilcox
Paul D. Wilcox University of Bristol
Michael R Wisnom
Michael R Wisnom University of Bristol
Qinglei Hu
Qinglei Hu Beihang University
Tshilidzi Marwala
Tshilidzi Marwala United Nations University

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