A method is proposed for updating finite element models of structural dynamics using the results of experimental modal analysis, based on the sensitivities to changes in physical parameters. The method avoids many of the problems of incompatibility and inconsistency between the experimental and analytical modal data sets and enables the user to express confidence in measured data and modelling assumptions, allowing flexible but automated model updating.
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