Daniel D. Frey

Robert Noyce Career Development Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Engineering Systems

Room 3-449D
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
77 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge MA 02139-4307
Phone: 617-324-6133
Fax: 617-258-9490
Email: danfrey@mit.edu

Administrative Contact:
Natalie Illsley
Room 3-449
Phone: 617-324-6108
Email: ndweaver@mit.edu

Journal Publications in the Last Five Years

Engelhardt, F., J. Haecker, and D. D. Frey, 2002, "Robust Classification with Machine Vision", International Journal of Production Research 40(6): 1319-1334.

Hirschi, N. W., and D. D. Frey, 2002, "Cognition and Complexity: An Experiment on the Effect of Coupling in Parameter Design," Research in Engineering Design 13(3): 123-131.

Frey, D. D., F. Engelhardt, and E. Greitzer, 2003, “A Role for One-factor-at-a-time Experimentation in Parameter Design”, Research in Engineering Design 14(2): 65-74.

Frey, D. D., and J. Rajesh, 2004, “Robustness through Invention”, Journal of the Quality Engineering Society (Japan) 12:116-122.

Dym, C. L., A. M. Agogino, O. Eris, D. D. Frey, and L. J. Leifer, 2005, “Engineering Design Thinking, Teaching, and Learning,” ASEE Journal of Engineering Education 94(1)103-120.

Clausing, D. and D. D. Frey, 2005, “Improving System Reliability by Failure-Mode Avoidance Including Four Concept Design Strategies,” Systems Engineering (INCOSE) 8(3)245-261.

Magee, C. L., and D. D. Frey, 2006, “Experimentation and its Role in Engineering Design: Linking a Student Design Exercise to New Results from Cognitive Psychology,” International Journal of Engineering Education 22(3)478-488.

Frey, D. D., and R. Jugulum, 2006, “The Mechanisms by which Adaptive One-Factor-at-a-Time Experimentation Leads to Improvement,” ASME Journal of Mechanical Design 128:1050-60.

Frey, D. D., and H. Wang, 2006, “Adaptive One-Factor-at-a-Time Experimentation and Expected Value of Improvement”, Technometrics 48(3):418-31.

Singh, J., D. D. Frey, and N. Soderborg, 2006, “Noise Strategy in Robust Design: What Aspects of Noise Factors are Important in Quality Engineering?” Quality Engineering18:367-377.

Frey, D. D., and M. Wolsky, 2006, “Engaging Children in Engineering Design Through Popular Media,” (guest editorial) ASME Journal of Mechanical Design 128(3)513-515.

Frey, D. D., and C. Dym, 2006, “Validation of Design Methods: Lessons from Medicine”, Research in Engineering Design 17(1)45-57.

Li, X., N. Sudarsanam, and D. D. Frey, 2006, “Regularities in Data from Factorial Experiments,” Complexity 11(5)32-45.

Jugulum, R. and D. D. Frey, 2007, “Toward a taxonomy of concept designs for improved robustness,” Journal of Engineering Design 2:139-156.

Singh, J., D. D. Frey, N. Soderborg, and R. Jugulum, 2007, “Compound Noise: Evaluation as a Robust Design Method,” Quality and Reliability Engineering International 23(3):387-398.

Frey, D. D., and N. Sudarsanam, 2007, “An Adaptive One-factor-at-a-time Method for Robust Parameter Design: Comparison with Crossed Arrays via Case Studies,” accepted to ASME Journal of Mechanical Design.

Singh, J., R. Jugulum, N. Soderborg, D. E. Whitney, and D. D. Frey, 2007, “Streamlining Robust Parameter Design Efforts,” accepted to Journal of Design Research.

Frey, D. D., J. Palladino, J. P. Sullivan, and M. Atherton, 2007, “Part Count and Design of Robust Systems,” accepted to Systems Engineering (INCOSE).

Frey, D. D., and X. Li, 2007, “Using Hierarchical Probability Models to Evaluate Robust Parameter Design Methods,” accepted to Journal of Quality Technology, pp. 1-21.

Honors & Awards:

R&D 100 Award (1997), Baker Teaching Award (1999)

Aero/Astro Teaching Award (2000), NSF CAREER Award (2004)

INCOSE best paper award (2005)

Junior Bose Award for Excellence in Teaching (2006)

Joseph Martore Award for Contributions to Engineering Systems Education (2007

ASME best paper award in Design Theory and Methodology (2007)

Patents:

Frey, D. D., and T. Hykes, 1997, "A method for virtual machining," patent #5,691,909.
Frey, D. D., E. S. Brown, and L. E. Carlson, 1998, "Locking mechanism for a voluntary closing prosthetic prehensor," patent #5,800,571.

Education:

Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, May, 1997
S.M., Mechanical Engineering, University of Colorado, May, 1994
B.S., Aeronautical Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 1987

Professional Registration:

Emmissions Mechanic, Colorado, 1993.
Commercial Pilot, Certification #94660723, 2000.