Professor
Mechanical Engineering
Education
- Ph.D., Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, Cornell University 1990
- M.S., Engineering Mechanics, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University 1986
- B.S., Engineering Mechanics, University of Wisconsin 1984
Research Interests
- Dynamics and Vibration
- Nonlinear Dynamics
- Chaos
- Proper Orthogonal Decomposition
- Friction Dynamics
- Waves
- System Identification
- Windmill Blade Dynamics
- Vibrations of Sports Equipment
- Vibrations of Power Tools
- Vibration Absorbers
- Bio-Locomotion
Selected Publications
- S. Panigrahi, B. F. Feeny, and A. R. Diaz, 2014, "Degenerate ‘star' bifurcations in a twinkling oscillator," Journal of Vibration and Acoustics, accepted.
- B. J. Vidmar, S. W. Shaw, B. F. Feeny, and B. K. Geist, 2013, "Nonlinear interactions of multiple order centrifugal pendulum vibration absorbers," Journal of Vibration and Acoustics, 135 (6) 061012 (9 pages).
- B. F. Feeny, P. W. Sternberg, C. J. Cronin, and C. A. Coppola, 2013, "Complex orthogonal decomposition applied to nematode posturing," Journal of Computational and Nonlinear Dynamics, 8 (4) 041010 (8 pages).
- B. F. Feeny, 2013, "Complex modal decomposition for estimating wave properties in one-dimensional media," Journal of Vibration and Acoustics, 135 (3) 031010 (8 pages).
- B. F. Feeny and A. K. Feeny, 2013, "Complex modal analysis of the swimming motion of a whiting," Journal of Vibration and Acoustics, 135 (2) 021004 (8 pages).
MSU Scholar
Google Scholar
Awards
- MSU Withrow Teaching Excellence Award in Mechanical Engineering
- Fellow, American Society of Mechanical Engineers
- Associate Editor, ASME Journal of Vibration and Acoustics (2006-2012)
- Chair, ASME Technical Committee on Vibration and Sound (2010-2012)
- NSF CAREER Award (1996-2000)
